Bible Verses About Answered Prayer
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for answered prayer, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 12,967 votes, led by Mark 11:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Answered Prayer
Mark 11:24657 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
1 John 5:14-15498 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 15:7463 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.
Matthew 7:7368 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
John 15:16291 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.
James 5:16288 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.
Hebrews 11:6265 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.
Jeremiah 33:3252 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
1 Thessalonians 5:17251 votes
Pray without ceasing.
1 John 3:22232 votes
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Matthew 21:22224 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Jeremiah 29:12215 votes
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Isaiah 65:24214 votes
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
1 John 5:14212 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
2 Chronicles 7:14197 votes
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Luke 18:1195 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
1 John 1:9194 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Psalms 37:4184 votes
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Philippians 4:6-7177 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Ephesians 6:18162 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Matthew 18:19139 votes
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
James 4:3138 votes
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
John 16:23-24132 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.
1 Timothy 2:8124 votes
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
1 John 5:15123 votes
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
What does the Bible say about answered prayer?
Readers most often cite Mark 11:24 on the subject of answered prayer. Across 12,967 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 John 5:14-15, John 15:7, Matthew 7:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.