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Bible Verses About Prayer

Scripture on prayer — how to pray, when to pray, and what to pray for.

32 verses · curated by hand

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More verses about prayer in Scripture

519 passages mentioning “pray” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 6:29

    “whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who will each know his own plague and his own sorrow, and shall spread out his hands toward this house;”

  2. 2 Chronicles 6:32

    ““Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he comes from a far country for your great name’s sake, and your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm; when they come and pray toward this house;”

  3. 2 Chronicles 6:34

    ““If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;”

  4. 2 Chronicles 6:35

    “then hear from heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.”

  5. 2 Chronicles 6:37

    “yet if they come to their senses in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;’”

  6. 2 Chronicles 6:38

    “if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have carried them captive, and pray toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, and the city which you have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for your name;”

  7. 2 Chronicles 6:39

    “then hear from heaven, even from your dwelling place, their prayer and their petitions, and maintain their cause, and forgive your people who have sinned against you.”

  8. 2 Chronicles 6:40

    ““Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.”

  9. 2 Chronicles 7:1

    “Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and Yahweh’s glory filled the house.”

  10. 2 Chronicles 7:12

    “Yahweh appeared to Solomon by night, and said to him, “I have heard your prayer, and have chosen this place for myself for a house of sacrifice.”

  11. 2 Chronicles 7:15

    “Now my eyes will be open my ears attentive to prayer that is made in this place.”

  12. 2 Chronicles 18:4

    “Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.””

  13. 2 Chronicles 18:12

    “The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.””

  14. 2 Chronicles 30:18

    “For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover other than the way it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, “May the good Yahweh pardon everyone”

  15. 2 Chronicles 30:27

    “Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.”

  16. 2 Chronicles 32:20

    “Hezekiah the king and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.”

  17. 2 Chronicles 32:24

    “In those days Hezekiah was terminally ill, and he prayed to Yahweh; and he spoke to him, and gave him a sign.”

  18. 2 Chronicles 33:13

    “He prayed to him; and he was entreated by him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.”

  19. 2 Chronicles 33:18

    “Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts of the kings of Israel.”

  20. 2 Chronicles 33:19

    “His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places, and set up the Asherah poles and the engraved images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.”

Frequently asked

Questions about prayer in the Bible

What does the Bible say about prayer?
Philippians 4:6 invites believers to pray about everything with thanksgiving. James 5:14-15 directs the sick to call for prayer. Matthew 6 contains the Lord's Prayer — the model Jesus gave for how to pray.
How should I pray?
Matthew 6:9-13 is the template Jesus gave: address God as Father, honour his name, ask for his kingdom, ask for daily needs, ask for forgiveness, ask for protection. Short, honest, and not for show (Matthew 6:5-8).
Does God always answer prayer?
Scripture says yes — but not always in the way or timing we expect. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 records Paul praying three times for a "thorn" to be removed and being given grace to bear it instead.