pray

The 18 most-voted verses about pray, from 13 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Jeremiah 33:3 (BSB)

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV)

‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’

Jeremiah 33:3 (WEB)

Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (BSB)

Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (KJV)

Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (WEB)

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Philippians 4:6 (BSB)

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6 (KJV)

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

Philippians 4:6 (WEB)

Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

Ephesians 6:18 (BSB)

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Ephesians 6:18 (KJV)

with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints.

Ephesians 6:18 (WEB)

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

James 5:16 (BSB)

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.

James 5:16 (KJV)

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

James 5:16 (WEB)

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Mark 11:24 (BSB)

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].

Mark 11:24 (KJV)

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

Mark 11:24 (WEB)

Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

1 Timothy 2:8 (BSB)

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

1 Timothy 2:8 (KJV)

I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

1 Timothy 2:8 (WEB)

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5 (BSB)

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

James 1:5 (KJV)

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5 (WEB)

And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

James 4:3 (BSB)

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.

James 4:3 (KJV)

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

James 4:3 (WEB)

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

James 5:13 (BSB)

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

James 5:13 (KJV)

Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.

James 5:13 (WEB)

Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.

1 Chronicles 16:11 (BSB)

Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.

1 Chronicles 16:11 (KJV)

Seek the LORD and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

1 Chronicles 16:11 (WEB)

and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (BSB)

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)

if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (WEB)

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 7:7 (BSB)

¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Matthew 7:7 (KJV)

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

Matthew 7:7 (WEB)

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

Matthew 26:41 (BSB)

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.

Matthew 26:41 (KJV)

Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Matthew 26:41 (WEB)

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:

Luke 18:1 (BSB)

And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Luke 18:1 (KJV)

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

Luke 18:1 (WEB)

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

John 15:7 (BSB)

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

John 15:7 (KJV)

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

John 15:7 (WEB)

Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

James 5:18 (BSB)

And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

James 5:18 (KJV)

He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

James 5:18 (WEB)

and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

1 John 3:22 (BSB)

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 3:22 (KJV)

so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 3:22 (WEB)

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