NMV Bible Verses About Prayer

Bible verses about prayer and communicating with God.

1 Corinthians 7:5
Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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1 Corinthians 11:4
Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
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1 Corinthians 11:5
But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, it is the same as if her head were shaved.
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1 Corinthians 11:13
Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
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1 Corinthians 14:13
Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.
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1 Corinthians 14:14
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
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1 Corinthians 14:15
So what should I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding.
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1 John 5:16
If anyone sees a fellow believer committing a sin not leading to death, they should ask, and God will give life to that person, to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray about that.
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1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone more physically vulnerable, showing them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
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1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near; therefore, be clear-minded and self-controlled for the sake of your prayers.
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1 Thessalonians 1:2
We always give thanks to God for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers.
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1 Thessalonians 3:10
We pray earnestly night and day to see you face to face and to supply what is lacking in your faith.
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1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
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1 Thessalonians 5:25
Brothers and sisters, pray for us.
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1 Timothy 2:1
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,
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1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.
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1 Timothy 4:5
because it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.
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1 Timothy 5:5
The true widow, left all alone, puts her hope in God and continues night and day in petitions and prayers.
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2 Corinthians 1:11
as you join in helping us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted to us through the prayers of many.
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2 Corinthians 9:14
And they will have deep affection for you in their prayers, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
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2 Corinthians 13:7
Now we pray to God that you do no wrong, not so that we may appear approved, but so that you may do what is right, even if we seem to have failed.
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2 Corinthians 13:9
For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. We also pray for your complete restoration.
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2 Thessalonians 1:11
With this in mind, we always pray for you, asking that our God would judge you worthy of His divine summons into His kingdom, and by His power fulfill your every desire for goodness and every act of faith prompted by Him.
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2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us, that the message of the Lord may spread quickly and be honored, just as it was among you.
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2 Thessalonians 3:2
And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith.
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2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.
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3 John 1:2
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and be in good health, just as your soul is prospering.
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Acts 1:14
They all were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.
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Acts 1:24
Then they prayed, "Lord, You know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
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Acts 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.
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Acts 3:1
Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, three in the afternoon.
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Acts 4:31
When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.
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Acts 6:4
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
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Acts 6:6
They had them stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
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Acts 8:15
After they went down there, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,
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Acts 8:22
Turn from your former ways and pray to the Lord, that if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven.
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Acts 8:24
Simon replied, "Please pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me."
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Acts 9:11
"Get up and go to the street called Straight," the Lord said to him, "and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying there,
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Acts 9:40
Peter sent them all out of the room, knelt down, and prayed. Then he turned to the body and said, "Tabitha, get up." She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
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Acts 10:2
He was a devout man who feared God, along with his entire household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed to God regularly.
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Acts 10:4
Staring at him in fear, he said, "What is it, Lord?" The angel told him, "Your prayers and your acts of generosity have gone up before God as a memorial offering.
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Acts 10:9
The next day, as they were traveling and approaching the city, Peter went up to the roof to pray at about noon.
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Acts 10:30
Cornelius replied, "Four days ago at this very hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
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Acts 10:31
and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of generosity have been remembered before God.
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Acts 11:5
"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: something like a large sheet coming down, being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it came right to me.
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Acts 12:5
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
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Acts 12:12
As soon as he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who is also called Mark, where many had gathered and were praying.
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Acts 13:3
Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.
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Acts 14:23
When they had appointed elders for them in every church and prayed with fasting, they entrusted them to the Lord in whom they had put their faith.
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Acts 16:13
On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate by the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women gathered there.
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Acts 16:16
Once, as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to predict the future. She made a large profit for her owners by fortune-telling.
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Acts 16:25
Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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Acts 20:36
After he said these things, he knelt down and prayed with all of them.
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Acts 21:5
When our time was up, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and we knelt on the beach and prayed.
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Acts 22:17
After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
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Acts 23:15
So now, you and the Sanhedrin should request that the commander bring him down to you, as though you want to investigate his case more thoroughly. But we are ready to kill him before he gets here."
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Acts 25:24
Festus said: "King Agrippa, and all you men present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him in both Jerusalem and here, shouting that he ought not to live any longer.
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Acts 26:29
Paul replied, "Whether short or long, I pray to God that not only you but also everyone listening to me today might become what I am, except for these chains."
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Acts 27:29
Fearing we might run aground on the rocks, they threw four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.
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Acts 28:8
Publius's father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying, he laid his hands on him and healed him.
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Colossians 1:3
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
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Colossians 1:9
For this reason also, since the day we heard of it, we have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be completely filled with the real, experiential knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
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Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer, stay alert in it with thanksgiving.
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Colossians 4:3
At the same time, pray also for us, that God will open a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am imprisoned,
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Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
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Ephesians 1:16
I do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.
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Ephesians 1:17
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
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Ephesians 1:18
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the confident expectation to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the believers who belong to Him,
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Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
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Ephesians 6:18
Pray at all times in the Spirit with every kind of prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the believers who belong to Christ.
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Ephesians 6:19
Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the good news.
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Ephesians 6:20
For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might speak about it boldly, as I should.
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Hebrews 5:7
During His earthly life, He offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the One who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission.
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Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to live honorably in every way.
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James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering hardship? Let them pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let them sing praise.
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James 5:14
Is anyone among you sick? Let them call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over that person, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord.
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James 5:15
And the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise them up. If they have committed sins, they will be forgiven.
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James 5:16
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.
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James 5:17
Elijah was a human being just like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
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James 5:18
Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
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John 17:9
I pray for them. I am not praying for the world but for those You have given Me, because they are Yours.
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John 17:20
I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word.
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John 19:31
Since it was the preparation day, the Jews did not want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a special day). They requested that Pilate have the men's legs broken and the bodies taken away.
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Jude 1:20
But you, dearly loved ones, build yourselves up in your most holy faith. Pray in the Holy Spirit.
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Luke 1:10
At the hour of incense, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.
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Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.
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Luke 2:37
and then was a widow for eighty-four years. She did not leave the temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayer.
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Luke 3:21
When all the people were being baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying, heaven opened,
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Luke 5:16
Yet He often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.
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Luke 5:33
Then they said to Him, "John's disciples fast often and say prayers, and those of the Pharisees do the same, but Yours eat and drink."
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Luke 6:12
During those days, He went out to the mountain to pray and spent the whole night in prayer to God.
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Luke 6:28
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
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Luke 9:18
While He was praying in private, and His disciples were with Him, He asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?"
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Luke 9:28
About eight days after these words, He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
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Luke 9:29
As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became white, flashing like lightning.
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Luke 11:1
He was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."
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Luke 11:2
He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, Your name be honored as holy. Your kingdom come.
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Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told them a parable to show that they should always pray and never give up:
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Luke 18:10
"Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
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Luke 18:11
The Pharisee was standing and praying like this about himself: 'God, I thank You that I'm not like other people, those who take by force or manipulate for gain, those who do what is wrong, those who are sexually unfaithful to their spouse, or even like this tax collector.
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Luke 19:46
He said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of thieves."
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Luke 20:47
They take advantage of widows and seize their homes, while making long prayers just for show. These men will receive a more severe judgment."
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Luke 21:36
But stay alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."
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Luke 22:32
But I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."
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Luke 22:40
When He reached the place, He told them, "Pray that you will not enter into temptation."
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Luke 22:41
Then He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and began to pray,
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Luke 22:44
Being in anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
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Luke 22:45
When He got up from prayer and came to the disciples, He found them sleeping, exhausted from sorrow.
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Luke 22:46
He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray, so that you won't enter into temptation."
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Mark 1:35
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, went out, and made His way to a solitary place, and there He prayed.
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Mark 6:46
After He said goodbye to them, He went away to the mountain to pray.
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Mark 9:29
He told them, "This kind can only come out by prayer [some manuscripts add: and fasting]."
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Mark 11:17
He was teaching them: "Is it not written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'? But you have made it a den of thieves!"
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Mark 11:24
Therefore I tell you, everything you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
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Mark 11:25
And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoings."
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Mark 12:40
They devour widows' houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive a more severe judgment."
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Mark 13:18
Pray that it won't happen in winter.
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Mark 14:32
Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit here while I pray."
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Mark 14:35
He went a little farther, fell to the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
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Mark 14:38
Stay awake and pray so that you won't fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
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Mark 14:39
Once again He went away and prayed, saying the same thing.
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Mark 15:6
At the festival, Pilate used to release for the people a prisoner they requested.
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Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, wish good upon those who wish evil upon you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult and persecute you.
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Matthew 6:5
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners to be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have already received their reward.
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Matthew 6:6
But when you pray, go into a secluded room, close the door, and pray to your Father who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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Matthew 6:7
And when you pray, do not speak without purpose using repetitive, meaningless words like the pagans do, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
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Matthew 6:9
Therefore, pray in this way: 'Our Father in heaven, Let Your name be honored as holy.
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Matthew 14:9
Although the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests who were present, he ordered that her request be granted.
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Matthew 14:23
After sending the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.
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Matthew 17:21
[*This verse does not appear in the earliest manuscripts and is omitted in most modern translations. If included, it reads: "However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."*]
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Matthew 19:13
Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray. But the disciples scolded them.
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Matthew 21:13
He said to them, "It is written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves!"
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Matthew 21:22
And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
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Matthew 23:14
[*This verse does not appear in the earliest manuscripts. If included, it reads: "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and for show make long prayers. Therefore, you will receive greater judgment."*]
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Matthew 24:20
Pray that your escape will not take place in winter or on a Sabbath.
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Matthew 26:36
Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to the disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray."
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Matthew 26:39
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not what I want, but what You want."
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Matthew 26:41
Stay alert and pray, so that you won't fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
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Matthew 26:42
Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, Your will be done."
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Matthew 26:44
After leaving them again, He went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.
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Philemon 1:4
I always thank my God when I remember you in my prayers,
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Philemon 1:6
I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective through the recognition of every good thing that is in us in relation to Christ.
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Philemon 1:22
Meanwhile, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you.
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Philippians 1:4
In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy,
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Philippians 1:9
And I pray this: that your love would keep growing more and more in knowledge and in all discernment,
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Philippians 1:19
because I know that this will lead to my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
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Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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Revelation 5:8
When He took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the believers who belong to Christ.
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Revelation 8:3
Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden incense burner. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the believers who belong to Christ on the golden altar in front of the throne.
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Revelation 8:4
The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the believers, went up before God from the angel's hand.
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Romans 1:10
always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
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Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with wordless groans.
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Romans 10:1
Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is for their salvation.
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Romans 12:12
Rejoice in confident expectation. Be patient in pressure and suffering. Be faithful in prayer.
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Romans 15:30
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in prayers to God on my behalf,
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