Kohathite: 50 Bible Verses About Prayer From The Gospels Of Jesus

50 Bible Verses About Prayer From The Gospels Of Jesus

Below are 50 Bible verses from the Gospels (NKJV) where Jesus teaches about, models, or emphasizes prayer. All verses are quoted from the New King James Version (NKJV).

From the Gospel of Matthew

Matthew 5:44
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”
Matthew 6:5
“And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.”
Matthew 6:6
“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”
Matthew 6:7
“And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.”
Matthew 6:8
“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.”
Matthew 6:9
“In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.”
Matthew 6:10
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.”
Matthew 6:11
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
Matthew 6:12
“And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.”
Matthew 6:13
“And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
Matthew 6:14
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
Matthew 6:15
“But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Matthew 7:8
“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
Matthew 7:11
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”
Matthew 9:38
“Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Matthew 17:21
“However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Matthew 18:19
“Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.”
Matthew 21:13
“And He said to them, ‘It is written, “My house shall be called a house of prayer,” but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’’”
Matthew 21:22
“And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
Matthew 24:20
“And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.”
Matthew 26:41
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26:42
“O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
Matthew 26:44
“So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.”

From the Gospel of Mark

Mark 1:35
“Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.”
Mark 6:46
“And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray.”
Mark 11:24
“Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”
Mark 11:25
“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”
Mark 13:18
“And pray that your flight may not be in winter.”
Mark 14:38
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Mark 14:39
“Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words.”

From the Gospel of Luke

Luke 3:21
“When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.”
Luke 5:16
“So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.”
Luke 6:12
“Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.”
Luke 9:18
“And it happened, as He was alone praying, that His disciples joined Him, and He asked them, saying, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’”
Luke 9:28
“Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.”
Luke 9:29
“As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.”
Luke 10:2
“Then He said to them, ‘The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’”
Luke 11:1
“Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.’”
Luke 11:2
“So He said to them, ‘When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.’”
Luke 11:3
“Give us day by day our daily bread.”
Luke 11:4
“And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.”
Luke 11:9
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Luke 11:10
“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
Luke 18:1
“Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.”
Luke 18:10
“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.”
Luke 22:40
“When He came to the place, He said to them, ‘Pray that you may not enter into temptation.’”
Luke 22:41
“And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed,”
Luke 22:42
“Saying, ‘Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.’”