Bible verses about prayer

The Bible calls believers to pray in everything, with thanks and honesty, and promises that God hears and answers.

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:6-7 · KJV
Verses
16
Key passage
Philippians 4:6-7
Translation
King James
Updated
2026-10-27

Scripture treats prayer as conversation with God more than a formula. These verses include the Lord’s Prayer, instructions to pray without ceasing and to ask boldly, and promises about being heard. They also show prayer as private and persistent.

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16 verses about prayer

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“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:6-7 · KJV
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“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”

Matthew 6:9-13 · KJV
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“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 · KJV
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“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”

Matthew 7:7-8 · KJV
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“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

James 5:16 · KJV
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“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

Jeremiah 33:3 · KJV
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“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

Mark 11:24 · KJV
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“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”

Matthew 6:6 · KJV
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“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.”

Psalm 145:18 · KJV
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“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:”

1 John 5:14 · KJV
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“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;”

Colossians 4:2 · KJV
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“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”

Romans 8:26 · KJV
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“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.”

John 15:7 · KJV
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“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

Hebrews 4:16 · KJV
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“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”

Luke 18:1 · KJV
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“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.”

Psalm 55:17 · KJV
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Questions

What does the Bible say about prayer?

The Bible calls believers to pray in everything, with thanks and honesty, and promises that God hears and answers. A good place to start is Philippians 4:6-7.

Where does the Bible talk most about prayer?

Key passages include Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:9-13, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. This page lists 16 verses from the Old and New Testaments.

Which Bible translation is used?

The King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain in the United States. Other translations use different wording for the same passages.

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Related topics

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version (public domain in the U.S.). Verses were selected by hand. Last reviewed 2026-10-27. See how topics are chosen.