Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.

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!

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

For 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.

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.

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

Give us today our daily bread.

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.

When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place.

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

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.’

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.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

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.

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

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.

When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and 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.”

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

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.

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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.

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

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.

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.’

So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.