The 9 most-voted scriptures about Prayer, from 8 books (Matthew, Jeremiah, Mark and 5 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.
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Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
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Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
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‘Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and difficult things, which you don’t know.’
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But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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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.
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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.
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And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
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But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
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In praying, don’t use vain repetitions as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.
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Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
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Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
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Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
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In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
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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.
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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.
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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
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Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
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In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
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Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
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Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
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Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving,
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Pray without ceasing.
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Pray without ceasing.
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Pray without ceasing.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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