Bible Verses About Asking in Prayer
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for asking in prayer, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,983 votes, led by Matthew 21:22. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Asking in Prayer
Matthew 21:22184 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
1 John 5:14159 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 14:13145 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Matthew 7:7124 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
James 4:3117 votes
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Mark 11:2489 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 16:2485 votes
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
James 5:1671 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.
1 Thessalonians 5:1764 votes
Pray without ceasing.
1 John 1:963 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 5:14-1562 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
James 1:6-851 votes
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
John 9:3146 votes
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Ephesians 6:1846 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Romans 8:2643 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.
Philippians 4:6-741 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Hebrews 4:1641 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.
Matthew 7:1139 votes
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
John 15:739 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.
John 14:13-1437 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Philippians 4:637 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 6:731 votes
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Luke 18:131 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Jeremiah 33:329 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
1 Chronicles 16:1128 votes
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
What does the Bible say about asking in prayer?
Readers most often cite Matthew 21:22 on the subject of asking in prayer. Across 2,983 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 John 5:14, John 14:13, Matthew 7:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.