Bible Verses About Praying
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for praying, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,586 votes, led by Philippians 4:6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Praying
Philippians 4:6248 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
1 Thessalonians 5:17235 votes
Pray without ceasing.
Romans 8:26227 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 15:7218 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.
Ephesians 6:18190 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Matthew 6:6177 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.
James 5:16158 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 6:7147 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.
Matthew 21:22147 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Luke 18:1135 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Mark 11:24128 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Colossians 4:2127 votes
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
1 Timothy 2:8127 votes
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18124 votes
Rejoice evermore.
Hebrews 4:16122 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 Timothy 2:1-2117 votes
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
Philippians 4:6-7109 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Matthew 26:41106 votes
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
1 John 5:14100 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Jeremiah 29:1290 votes
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Jeremiah 33:389 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Matthew 6:9-1389 votes
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Luke 6:1289 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.
1 John 1:988 votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Matthew 5:4487 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;
What does the Bible say about praying?
Readers most often cite Philippians 4:6 on the subject of praying. Across 7,586 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Romans 8:26, John 15:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.