Bible Verses About Prayer

"Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy."

The model prayer Jesus gave — structure more than script.

"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

In everything — not just the big moments — bring requests to God.

"Pray without ceasing."

Pray without ceasing — a posture, not a practice schedule.

"Confess your offenses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective."

The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

"“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you."

Ask, seek, knock — persistence in prayer.

"He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,"

Always pray and not give up — Jesus' explicit reason for the parable.

"If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you."

If you remain in me — the condition for asking and receiving.

"In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don’t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can’t be uttered."

The Spirit helps in our weakness — interceding when we don't know what to say.

"Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth."

Near to all who call on him in truth — the requirement is sincerity.

"This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us."

Confidence in approaching God — asking according to his will.

"But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly."

Go into your room and close the door — private prayer as its own practice.

"You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you."

Call on me and come and pray — and I will listen.

"If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened."

If I had cherished sin — honesty as a prerequisite.

"Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them."

Whatever you ask in prayer, believe — faith and prayer connected.

"Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need."

Approach the throne of grace with confidence — not timidity.