Prayer Verses
Powerful verses on communicating with God and the importance of prayer in the believer's life.
And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. {sayings: or, things}
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment {was} white {and} glistering.
Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly {is} great, but the labourers {are} few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
And they all with one {consent} began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.
And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.