The Power of Prayer: Inspiring Bible Verse Images to Strengthen Your Faith
What Does the Bible Say About Prayer?
Prayer is an essential aspect of our relationship with God. It allows us to communicate with Him, seek His guidance, and find peace in His presence. The Bible offers numerous verses emphasizing the importance of prayer and its transformative power in our lives. Deepen your understanding of prayer and its role in your life with the list of 54 verses provided below for further study and contemplation. Gain a deeper appreciation for the power of prayer and its ability to bring you closer to God.
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Favorite Bible Verses About The Power of Prayer
- 2 Kings 20:5 – Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: “I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the LORD.”
- Ezra 8:23 – So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
- Job 42:10 – After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.
- Psalm 5:3 – In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.
- Psalm 10:12 – Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.
- Psalm 18:6 – In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
- Psalm 19:14 – May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- Psalm 34:6 – This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalm 39:12 – Hear my prayer, LORD, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were.
- Psalm 42:8 – By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me–a prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalm 66:17 – I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. .
- Psalm 118:5 – When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.
- Psalm 143:1 – A psalm of David. LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
- Psalm 145:18 – The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- Jeremiah 29:12 – Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
- Jeremiah 33:3 – Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Daniel 2:23 – I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.
- Zechariah 10:6 – I will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.
- Matthew 5:44 – But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…
- Matthew 6:6-7 – But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.
- Matthew 6:9-13 – This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”
- Matthew 18:20 – For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.
- Matthew 21:22 – If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
- Matthew 26:41 – Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- Mark 11:24-25 – Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
- Luke 3:21-22 – When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 The Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
- Luke 6:27-28 – But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
- Luke 9:16-17 – Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- Luke 11:13 – If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!
- John 14:13 – And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
- John 15:16 – You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit–fruit that will last–and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
- John 17:24 – Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
- John 17:26 – I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.
- Acts 1:14 – They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
- Acts 2:21 – And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
- Acts 2:42 – They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
- Acts 4:31 – After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- Acts 12:5 – So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
- Acts 13:2-3 – While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
- Acts 16:25 – About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Romans 8:26 – In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
- Philippians 1:19 – I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.
- Philippians 4:6-7 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- Colossians 4:2 – Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 4:16 – Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
- James 1:6 – But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
- James 4:2 – You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
- James 5:14-16 – Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
- 1 Peter 3:7 – Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
- 1 Peter 3:12 – For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
- 1 Peter 4:7 – The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.
- 1 John 5:14-15 – This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us–whatever we ask–we know that we have what we asked of him.
- 3 John 1:2 – Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
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