Bible Verses About Praying for Others
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for praying for others, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,861 votes, led by James 5:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Praying for Others
James 5:16713 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 Timothy 2:1659 votes
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
Job 42:10651 votes
And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Ephesians 6:18451 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Romans 8:26-27348 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.
John 15:7332 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.
Philippians 4:6320 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
John 14:13282 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
James 5:13262 votes
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Romans 8:26256 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.
2 Chronicles 7:14204 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 18:1197 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
1 Thessalonians 5:17195 votes
Pray without ceasing.
Matthew 6:7191 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.
Philippians 4:6-7164 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Hebrews 4:16142 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 5:43-45140 votes
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Romans 12:9133 votes
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Jeremiah 29:11130 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Romans 12:12129 votes
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Matthew 5:44119 votes
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 6:10112 votes
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Mark 11:24111 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 5:14-15111 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Romans 8:1-3997 votes
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
What does the Bible say about praying for others?
Readers most often cite James 5:16 on the subject of praying for others. Across 10,861 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Timothy 2:1, Job 42:10, Ephesians 6:18. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.