Bible verses about prayer
Jesus taught us to pray with trust, perseverance and in secret. These verses include the Our Father and the invitations to ask, seek and knock.
Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our supersubstantial bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil. Amen.
Matthew 6:9-13
Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and you shall find: knock, and it shall be opened to 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
But thou when thou shalt pray, enter into thy chamber, and having shut the door, pray to thy Father in secret, and thy father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
Matthew 6:6
Pray without ceasing.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Confess therefore your sins one to another: and pray one for another, that you may be saved. For the continual prayer of a just man availeth much.
James 5:16
And he spoke also a parable to them, that we ought always to pray and not to faint,
Luke 18:1
Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive: and they shall come unto you.
Mark 11:24
Likewise, the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity. For, we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit himself asketh for us with unspeakable groanings,
Romans 8:26
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What does the Bible say about prayer?
A key passage is Matthew 6:9-13: "Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our supersubstantial bread. And forgive us our debts,…" Below are 8 verses, and you can ask Bible AI to go deeper.
What is the best Bible verse about prayer?
There is no single one: it depends on what you need. Many start with Matthew 6:9-13, and this page gathers other passages to read slowly.
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