Bible Verses About Prayer

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Paul connects prayer with peace as the antidote to anxiety.

"But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

Jesus encourages private, sincere prayer over public display.

"Pray without ceasing."

Paul calls believers to constant communication with God.

"Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."

James affirms the power of righteous prayer.

"Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know."

God invites us to call on Him with the promise of revelation.

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."

Jesus encourages persistent prayer with assurance of response.

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words."

Paul assures believers that the Spirit helps when we don't know how to pray.

"And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already have the requests we have asked of Him."

John assures believers that God hears prayers aligned with His will.