Bible Verses About Praying for Yourself
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for praying for yourself, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,571 votes, led by Matthew 7:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Praying for Yourself
Matthew 7:7150 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-1888 votes
Rejoice evermore.
Philippians 4:6-784 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 6:683 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.
Ephesians 3:14-2180 votes
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Matthew 26:3967 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.
James 5:1661 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.
Ephesians 6:1855 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
1 Chronicles 4:9-1053 votes
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Romans 8:2649 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.
Matthew 5:4446 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;
2 Corinthians 12:845 votes
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Colossians 1:9-1245 votes
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Philippians 4:644 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Mark 11:2439 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Psalms 145:1838 votes
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Ephesians 1:15-2337 votes
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
Isaiah 41:1036 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.
Ephesians 1:1736 votes
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Philippians 1:9-1136 votes
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
1 Thessalonians 5:1736 votes
Pray without ceasing.
1 John 5:1436 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 18:134 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
1 Chronicles 16:1132 votes
Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
Philippians 4:1331 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
What does the Bible say about praying for yourself?
Readers most often cite Matthew 7:7 on the subject of praying for yourself. Across 2,571 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:6. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.