New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about prayer

Direct communication with God is framed throughout Scripture as an essential, ongoing conversation that deepens faith and aligns human hearts with divine purpose. These verses about prayer in the Bible presents the prayer as a deeply personal act rather than a public performance. Rather than using empty, repetitive words to impress others, believers are invited to bring their honest thoughts, requests, anxieties, and thanksgivings directly to God. Through prayer, individuals confess their shortcomings, seek guidance for decisions, intercede for loved ones, and discover peace in times of hardship. Approaching God in prayer requires trust, persistence, and a humble heart. Scripture assures readers that God hears every sincere plea, promising that continuous, faithful conversation with Him brings clarity, inner strength, and comfort beyond human understanding.

But they make themselves low in my sight. They pray and look to me. And they turn from their evil ways. Then I will listen to them from heaven. I will forgive their sin. And I will heal their land. After all, they are my people.
2 Chronicles 7:14

Lord, in the morning you hear my voice. In the morning I pray to you. I wait for you in hope.
Psalm 5:3

God, I call out to you because you will answer me. Listen to me. Hear my prayer.
Psalm 17:6

But God has listened. He has heard my prayer.
Psalm 66:19

Give praise to God. He has accepted my prayer. He has not held his love back from me.
Psalm 66:20

He will answer the prayer of those who don't have anything. He won't say no to their cry for help.
Psalm 102:17

May my prayer come to you like the sweet smell of incense. When I lift up my hands in prayer, may it be like the evening sacrifice.
Psalm 141:2

The Lord is ready to help all those who call out to him. He helps those who really mean it when they call out to him.
Psalm 145:18

The Lord hates the sacrifice of sinful people. But the prayers of honest people please him.
Proverbs 15:8

The Lord is far away from those who do wrong. But he hears the prayers of those who do right.
Proverbs 15:29

Then you will call out to me. You will come and pray to me. And I will listen to you.
Jeremiah 29:12

Call out to me. I will answer you. I will tell you great things you do not know. You will not be able to understand them."
Jeremiah 33:3

So I prayed to the Lord God. I begged him. I made many appeals to him. I didn't eat anything. I put on black clothes. And I sat down in ashes.
Daniel 9:3

While I was still praying, Gabriel came to me. I had seen him in my earlier vision. He flew over to me very quickly. It was about the time when the evening sacrifice is offered.
Daniel 9:21

"When you pray, do not be like those who only pretend to be holy. They love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners. They want to be seen by others. What I'm about to tell you is true. They have received their complete reward.
Matthew 6:5

"When you pray, go into your room. Close the door and pray to your Father, who can't be seen. He will reward you. Your Father sees what is done secretly.
Matthew 6:6

"When you pray, do not keep talking on and on the way ungodly people do. They think they will be heard because they talk a lot.
Matthew 6:7

Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.
Matthew 6:8

"This is how you should pray. " 'Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.
Matthew 6:9

May your kingdom come. May what you want to happen be done on earth as it is done in heaven.
Matthew 6:10

Give us today our daily bread.
Matthew 6:11

Forgive us our sins, just as we also have forgiven those who sin against us.
Matthew 6:12

Keep us from falling into sin when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.'
Matthew 6:13

"Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7

Everyone who asks will receive. He who searches will find. The door will be opened to the one who knocks.
Matthew 7:8

If you believe, you will receive what you ask for when you pray."
Matthew 21:22

"Watch and pray. Then you won't fall into sin when you are tempted. The spirit is willing. But the body is weak."
Matthew 26:41

It was very early in the morning and still dark. Jesus got up and left the house. He went to a place where he could be alone. There he prayed.
Mark 1:35

"So I tell you, when you pray for something, believe that you have already received it. Then it will be yours.
Mark 11:24

On one of those days, Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray. He spent the night praying to God.
Luke 6:12

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples spoke to him. "Lord," he said, "teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."
Luke 11:1

"So here is what I say to you. Ask, and it will be given to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Luke 11:9

Everyone who asks will receive. He who searches will find. And the door will be opened to the one who knocks.
Luke 11:10

Jesus told his disciples a story. He wanted to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
Luke 18:1

In the same way, the Holy Spirit helps us when we are weak. We don't know what we should pray for. But the Spirit himself prays for us. He prays with groans too deep for words.
Romans 8:26

God, who looks into our hearts, knows the mind of the Spirit. And the Spirit prays for God's people just as God wants him to pray.
Romans 8:27

When you hope, be joyful. When you suffer, be patient. When you pray, be faithful.
Romans 12:12

At all times, pray by the power of the Spirit. Pray all kinds of prayers. Be watchful, so that you can pray. Always keep on praying for all of God's people.
Ephesians 6:18

Don't worry about anything. Instead, tell God about everything. Ask and pray. Give thanks to him.
Philippians 4:6

Then God's peace will watch over your hearts and your minds because you belong to Christ Jesus. God's peace can never be completely understood.
Philippians 4:7

Spend a lot of time in prayer. Always be watchful and thankful.
Colossians 4:2

Never stop praying.
1 Thessalonians 5:17

First, I want all of you to pray for everyone. Ask God to bless them. Give thanks for them.
1 Timothy 2:1

I want men everywhere to pray. I want them to lift up holy hands. I don't want them to be angry when they pray. I don't want them to argue.
1 Timothy 2:8

So let us boldly approach the throne of grace. Then we will receive mercy. We will find grace to help us when we need it.
Hebrews 4:16

If any of you need wisdom, ask God for it. He will give it to you. God gives freely to everyone. He doesn't find fault.
James 1:5

But when you ask, you must believe. You must not doubt. People who doubt are like waves of the sea. The wind blows and tosses them around.
James 1:6

Are any of you in trouble? Then you should pray. Are any of you happy? Then sing songs of praise.
James 5:13

Are any of you sick? Then send for the elders of the church to pray over you. Ask them to anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord.
James 5:14

The prayer offered by those who have faith will make you well. The Lord will heal you. If you have sinned, you will be forgiven.
James 5:15

So admit to one another that you have sinned. Pray for one another so that you might be healed. The prayer of a godly person is powerful. It makes things happen.
James 5:16

But God is faithful and fair. If we admit that we have sinned, he will forgive us our sins. He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He will make us pure.
1 John 1:9

There is one thing we can be sure of when we come to God in prayer. If we ask anything in keeping with what he wants, he hears us.
1 John 5:14

If we know that God hears what we ask for, we know that we have it.
1 John 5:15

New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about prayer

📍 Location