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

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.

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.”

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.

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

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

And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

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

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

Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were.

I will strengthen Judah and save the tribes of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.

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

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.

The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

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

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.