Bible Verses About Prayers
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for prayers, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,692 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 Prayers
Mark 11:2494 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
James 5:1666 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 21:2264 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Romans 8:2654 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 6:1852 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
John 15:750 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.
1 Thessalonians 5:1750 votes
Pray without ceasing.
Psalms 145:1839 votes
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Matthew 6:9-1337 votes
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Philippians 4:636 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Luke 18:134 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Hebrews 4:1632 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.
Colossians 4:229 votes
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
1 John 5:1429 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Psalms 55:1727 votes
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Matthew 6:727 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.
1 Timothy 2:827 votes
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
Matthew 6:5-1326 votes
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 7:725 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Philippians 4:6-725 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 6:623 votes
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Luke 6:1223 votes
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
James 4:323 votes
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Psalms 4:122 votes
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Matthew 26:3922 votes
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
What does the Bible say about prayers?
Readers most often cite Mark 11:24 on the subject of prayers. Across 1,692 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 5:16, Matthew 21:22, Romans 8:26. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.