Bible Verses About Asking for Help
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for asking for help, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,469 votes, led by John 14:13-14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Asking for Help
John 14:13-14230 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Psalms 121:2191 votes
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
Matthew 7:7172 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Philippians 4:13136 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Psalms 121:1-8115 votes
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Matthew 11:28115 votes
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 15:16111 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.
Jeremiah 31:1685 votes
Thus saith the Lord; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
Isaiah 41:1084 votes
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
James 4:283 votes
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
James 1:560 votes
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Philippians 4:6-758 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 9:1557 votes
And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
1 Peter 5:753 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Hebrews 4:1648 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.
1 Chronicles 16:1145 votes
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Matthew 21:2244 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Nahum 1:1342 votes
For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
John 3:1642 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 14:1340 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
1 John 1:939 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
2 Chronicles 7:1438 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.
1 John 5:1438 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Luke 1:3737 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
2 Timothy 1:736 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
What does the Bible say about asking for help?
Readers most often cite John 14:13-14 on the subject of asking for help. Across 3,469 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 121:2, Matthew 7:7, Philippians 4:13. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.