Bible Verses About Answer to Prayer
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for answer to prayer, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 481 votes, led by 1 John 5:14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Answer to Prayer
1 John 5:1463 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
John 15:748 votes
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
James 5:1641 votes
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.
Matthew 7:733 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
1 John 3:2226 votes
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 5:1526 votes
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
1 Peter 5:723 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
James 4:322 votes
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
1 Thessalonians 5:1718 votes
Pray without ceasing.
Hebrews 4:1618 votes
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
2 Peter 3:915 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Mark 11:2414 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
John 16:2314 votes
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
John 14:1313 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Hebrews 11:613 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Psalms 66:1812 votes
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Jeremiah 33:311 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Romans 15:1311 votes
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 18:110 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
John 14:1410 votes
If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
John 15:1610 votes
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Romans 8:2610 votes
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.
Ephesians 6:1810 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
1 John 5:14-1510 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
What does the Bible say about answer to prayer?
Readers most often cite 1 John 5:14 on the subject of answer to prayer. Across 481 votes, 24 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 15:7, James 5:16, Matthew 7:7. This page lists all 24 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.