Bible Dictionary
Prayer
Prayer is direct address to God in worship, confession, thanksgiving, petition, and intercession. Scripture calls for sincere, humble, reverent prayer offered in faith and, in Christian prayer, in the name of Christ and through the Spirit.
Biblical Usage
Scripture calls for sincere, reverent, humble, believing prayer submitted to God’s will and offered in the name of Christ. The New Testament presents prayer as approach to God as Father, through Christ, and by the enabling grace of the Spirit.
Scripture References
Exodus 32:11
1 Samuel 1:15
2 Chronicles 32:20
Job 8:5
Psalms 73:28
Ephesians 3:14
Hebrews 10:22
Matthew 7:7
Matthew 7:8
Mark 11:24
John 14:13
John 14:14
Ephesians 2:18
Ephesians 5:20
Colossians 3:17
1 Peter 2:5
Matthew 6:6
Numbers 6:23
Job 42:8
Isaiah 62:6
Psalms 122:6
1 Timothy 2:1
James 5:14
Genesis 17:18
Genesis 17:20
Exodus 8:12
Exodus 8:13
Exodus 8:30
Exodus 8:31
Exodus 9:33
Exodus 17:11
Exodus 17:13
Numbers 21:7
Numbers 21:8
Deuteronomy 9:18
Deuteronomy 9:19
Deuteronomy 9:25
Numbers 12:13
Deuteronomy 9:20
1 Samuel 7:5-12
1 Kings 8
2 Chronicles 6
1 Kings 17:20-23
2 Kings 4:33-36
2 Kings 19
Acts 9:40
1 Kings 8:54
2 Chronicles 6:13
Psalms 95:6
Isaiah 45:23
Luke 22:41
Acts 7:60
Genesis 24:26
Genesis 24:52
Exodus 4:31
Exodus 12:27
Matthew 26:39
Mark 14:35
1 Kings 8:22
1 Kings 8:38
Psalms 28:2
Psalms 63:4
Psalms 88:9
1 Timothy 2:8
1 Samuel 1:26
1 Kings 8:14
1 Kings 8:55
2 Chronicles 20:9
Mark 11:25
Luke 18:11
Luke 18:13
Matthew 6:9-13
Exodus 22:23
Exodus 22:27
1 Kings 3:5
2 Chronicles 7:14
Psalms 37:4
Isaiah 55:6
Joel 2:32
Ezekiel 36:37
Psalms 3:4
Psalms 4:1
Psalms 6:8
Psalms 18:6
Psalms 28:6
Psalms 30:2
Psalms 34:4
Psalms 118:5
James 5:16-18
Genesis 24:10-20
Genesis 32:24-30
Genesis 33:1-4
Judges 15:18-20
2 Samuel 15:31
2 Samuel 16:20-23
2 Samuel 17:14-23
Daniel 2
Nehemiah 1:11
Nehemiah 2:1-6
Esther 4:15-17
Esther 6:7
Esther 6:8
Acts 12:1-12
2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Romans 8:26
Romans 8:27
Luke 1:10
Luke 18:10
Acts 3:1
1 Kings 8:46-49
Psalms 5:7
Psalms 138:2
Daniel 6:10
Psalms 55:17
Acts 10:3
Daniel 9:21
Acts 2:15
Matthew 15:36
Acts 27:35
Matthew 6:5
Ezra 9:5
Psalms 95:8
Joshua 7:6
1 Kings 18:42
Nehemiah 8:6
Numbers 6:24-26
Numbers 10:35
Numbers 10:36
1 Kings 8:23-58
Nehemiah 9:5-38
Luke 11:1
John 17:1
Romans 16:25-27
Ephesians 3:14-21
Philemon 1:1
Colossians 1:9-15
Hebrews 13:20
Hebrews 13:21
1 Peter 5:10
1 Peter 5:11