50 Bible Verses on Intercession from the Gospels of Jesus
Since the Gospels record Jesus’ teachings, prayers, and actions, intercession often shows in His prayer for others, His advocacy, and His instructions to pray for others. I’ve carefully selected verses from the NKJV.
50 Bible Verses on Intercession from the Gospels (NKJV)
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 6:9-10 – “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.”
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.”
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 8:2-3 – Jesus touched the leper and healed him; interceding through compassion.
Matthew 9:38 – “Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Matthew 18:19 – “Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.”
Matthew 19:13-14 – “But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’”
Matthew 26:39 – “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, ‘O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.’”
Matthew 26:41 – “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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 9:29 – “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”
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 14:32-36 – Jesus prays in Gethsemane, interceding with submission to God’s will.
Luke 1:13 – “But the angel said to him, ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard…’”
Luke 1:28-30 – The angel greets Mary, noting God’s favor in her, responding to her openness to God’s plan.
Luke 1:46-47 – “And Mary said: ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.’”
Luke 2:29-32 – Simeon blesses Jesus and prays for His mission; intercession through prophetic prayer.
Luke 3:21-22 – Jesus prays at His baptism; interceding in obedience and example.
Luke 5:16 – “So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.”
Luke 6:28 – “Bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.”
Luke 9:28-29 – Jesus prays on the mountain before His transfiguration.
Luke 10:2 – “Therefore said He to them, ‘The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’”
Luke 18:1 – “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.”
Luke 22:31-32 – “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail…”
Luke 22:40 – “And when He came to the place, He said to them, ‘Pray that you may not enter into temptation.’”
Luke 23:34 – “Then Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.’”
John 11:41-42 – Jesus prays before raising Lazarus, interceding for God’s glory.
John 12:27-28 – “Now My soul is troubled… Father, glorify Your name.”
John 14:13-14 – “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
John 15:7 – “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
John 15:16 – “You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit… whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.”
John 16:23-24 – “Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you… ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”
Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 20:32-34 – Jesus has compassion and prays through action for the blind men.
Mark 10:46-52 – Jesus heals blind Bartimaeus after he cries out in faith; intercession through compassion.
Luke 6:12-13 – Jesus prays all night before choosing the twelve apostles.
Luke 9:18 – Jesus prays alone, confirming His mission through communion with the Father.
Luke 11:1 – “Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray…’”
Luke 21:36 – “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass…”
John 17:1-2 – “Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: ‘Father, the hour has come…’”
John 17:6 – Jesus prays for His disciples: “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world.”
John 17:9 – “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours.”
John 17:15 – “I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.”
John 17:20-21 – Jesus intercedes for all future believers to be one in Him.
John 17:23 – “I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them…”
John 17:24 – “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory…”
John 17:26 – “And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Matthew 26:41 – “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
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