Prayer Prayer test proposed by Elijah
1 Kings 18:39
Praying daily in the morning
Psalms 5:3; Psalms 88:13; Psalms 143:8; Isaiah 33:2
Praying twice daily
Psalms 88:1
Praying thrice daily
Psalms 55:17; Daniel 6:10
Praying all night
Luke 6:12
Praying without ceasing
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Boldness in prayer:
- Enjoined
Hebrews 4:16
- Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom
Genesis 18:32
- By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel
Exodus 33:12; Exodus 33:18
Secret prayer
Genesis 24:63; Matthew 6:6
Silent prayer
Psalms 5:1
Weeping in prayer
Ezra 10:1
Praying in a loud voice, satirized by Elijah
1 Kings 18:27
Long prayers:
- Of the Pharisees
Matthew 23:14
- Of the scribes
Mark 12:40; Luke 20:47
Profuse prayers, to be avoided
Ecclesiastes 5:2; Matthew 6:7
Vain repetitions of prayers, to be avoided
Matthew 6:7
Asking for tokens as assurance of answer of prayer:
- By Abraham's servant
Genesis 24:14
- Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece
Judges 6:40
Instances of rebuked prayers:
- Of Moses, at the Red Sea
Exodus 14:15
- Of Moses, when he prayed to See Canaan
Deuteronomy 3:27
- Of Joshua
Joshua 7:10
Evils averted by praying
Jeremiah 26:19
Unbelief in prayer
Job 21:15
»Lord's Prayer«
Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4
Answer to prayer, withheld:
- Of Balaam
Deuteronomy 23:5; Joshua 24:10
- Of Job
Job 30:20; Job 42:12
- Of the Israelites, when attacked by the Amorites
Deuteronomy 1:45
- The prayer of Jesus, »Let this cup pass«
Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 26:75; Matthew 27
Answer to prayer, delayed
Psalms 22:2; Psalms 40:1; Psalms 80:4; Psalms 88:14; Jeremiah 42:7; Habakkuk 1:2; Luke 18:7
Answer to prayer, exceeds petition:
- Solomon asked wisdom; the answer included wisdom, riches, honor, and long life
1 Kings 3:14; 2 Chronicles 1:12
- The disciples prayed for Peter; the answer included Peter's deliverance
Acts 12:15; Acts 12:5
Answer to prayer, different from the request:
- Moses asked to be permitted to cross Jordan; the answer was permission to view the land of promise
Deuteronomy 3:27
- The Israelites lusted for the fleshpots of Egypt; the answer gave them flesh, but also leanness of soul
Psalms 106:15
- Martha and Mary asked Jesus to come and heal their brother Lazarus; Jesus delayed, but raised Lazarus from the dead
John 11
- Paul asked that the thorn in the flesh be removed; the answer was a promise of grace to endure it
2 Corinthians 12:9
Answer to prayer, promised
Exodus 6:5; Acts 7:34; Exodus 22:23; Exodus 22:27; Exodus 33:20; Deuteronomy 4:7; Deuteronomy 4:31; 1 Chronicles 28:9; 2 Chronicles 7:15; 1 Kings 8:22; 1 Kings 8:53; 2 Chronicles 6; Job 8:6; Job 12:4; Job 22:27; Job 33:26; Psalms 9:10; Psalms 9:12; Psalms 10:17; Psalms 18:3; Psalms 32:6; Psalms 34:15; Psalms 34:17; Psalms 37:5; Psalms 38:15; Psalms 50:15; Psalms 55:17; Psalms 56:9; Psalms 65:2; Psalms 65:5; Psalms 69:33; Psalms 81:10; Psalms 86:7; Psalms 91:15; Psalms 102:20; Psalms 145:19; Proverbs 2:3; Proverbs 2:5; Proverbs 3:6; Proverbs 10:24; Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 15:29; Proverbs 16:1; Isaiah 19:20; Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 55:6; Isaiah 58:9; Isaiah 65:24; Jeremiah 29:13; Jeremiah 31:9; Jeremiah 33:3; Lamentations 3:25; Ezekiel 36:37; Joel 2:19; Joel 2:32; Amos 5:6; Zephaniah 2:3; Zechariah 10:1; Zechariah 10:6; Zechariah 13:9; Matthew 6:13; Matthew 7:11; Matthew 18:20; Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:25; Luke 11:13; Luke 18:8; Luke 21:36; John 4:10; John 4:24; John 9:31; John 14:14; John 15:7; John 15:16; John 16:24; John 16:27; Acts 22:16; Romans 8:26; Romans 10:13; Ephesians 2:18; Ephesians 3:20; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 11:6; James 1:7; James 4:8; James 4:10; James 5:16; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 5:15
Answered
Job 34:28; Psalms 3:4; Psalms 4:1; Psalms 6:9; Psalms 18:6; Psalms 120:1; Psalms 21:2; Psalms 21:4; Psalms 22:5; Psalms 22:24; Psalms 28:6; Psalms 30:3; Psalms 31:22; Psalms 34:6; Psalms 40:1; Psalms 66:20; Psalms 77:2; Psalms 81:7; Psalms 99:8; Psalms 106:44; Psalms 107:7; Psalms 107:20; Psalms 116:2; Psalms 118:5; Psalms 118:21; Psalms 119:26; Psalms 138:3; Lamentations 3:58; Hosea 12:4; Jonah 2:2; Jonah 2:7; Luke 23:43; Acts 4:31; 2 Corinthians 12:9; James 5:18
Answered prayer, instances of:
- Cain
Genesis 4:15
- Abraham:
b for a son
Genesis 15
b Entreating for Sodom
Genesis 18:33
b for Ishmael
Genesis 17:20
b for Abimelech
Genesis 20:17
- Hagar, for deliverance
Genesis 16:13
- Abraham's servant, for guidance
Genesis 24:52
- Rebecca, concerning her pains in pregnancy
Genesis 25:23
- Jacob, for deliverance from Esau
Genesis 32:32; Genesis 33:17
- Moses:
b for help at the Red Sea
Exodus 14:16
b for help at the waters of Marah
Exodus 15:25
b for help at Horeb
Exodus 17:6
b for help in the battle with the Amalekites
Exodus 17:14
b Concerning the murmuring of the Israelites for flesh
Numbers 11:35
b in behalf of Miriam's leprosy
Numbers 12:15
- Moses, Aaron, and Samuel
Psalms 99:6
- Israelites:
b for deliverance from bondage
Exodus 2:25; Exodus 3:10; Acts 7:34
b for deliverance from Pharaoh's army
Exodus 14:30
b for deliverance from the king of Mesopotamia
Judges 3:9; Judges 3:15
b for deliverance from Sisera
Judges 4:3; Judges 4:24; 1 Samuel 12:11
b for deliverance from Ammon
Judges 10:18;
b for God's favor under the reproofs of Azariah
2 Chronicles 15:15
b for deliverance from Babylonian bondage
Nehemiah 9:27
- Gideon, asking the token of dew
Judges 6:40
- Manoah, asking about Samson
Judges 13:9
- Samson, asking for strength
Judges 16:30
- Hannah, asking for a child
1 Samuel 1:17; 1 Samuel 1:20
- David:
b Asking whether Keilah would be delivered into his hands
1 Samuel 23:12
b Asking whether to pursue Ziklag
1 Samuel 30:8
b Asking whether he should go into Judah after Saul's death
2 Samuel 2:1
b Asking whether he should go against the Philistines
2 Samuel 5:25
b in adversity
Psalms 118:5; Psalms 138:3
- Solomon, asking wisdom
1 Kings 3:13; 1 Kings 9:3
- Elijah:
b Raising the widow's son
1 Kings 17:22
b Asking fire on his sacrifice
1 Kings 18:38
b Asking rain to be withheld
1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:1; 1 Kings 18:45; James 5:17
- Elisha, leading the Syrian army
2 Kings 6:20
- Jabez, asking for prosperity
1 Chronicles 4:10
- Abijah, for victory over Jeroboam
2 Chronicles 13:18
- Asa, for victory over Zerah
2 Chronicles 14:15
- The people of Judah
2 Chronicles 15:15
- Jehoshaphat, for victory over the Canaanites
2 Chronicles 18:31; 2 Chronicles 20:27
- Jehoahaz, for victory over Hazael
2 Kings 13:4
- Priests and Levites, when blessing the people
2 Chronicles 30:27
- Hezekiah and Isaiah:
b for deliverance from Sennacherib
2 Kings 19:20; 2 Chronicles 32:23
b to save Hezekiah's life
2 Kings 20:7; 2 Kings 20:11; 2 Chronicles 32:24
- Manasseh, for deliverance from the king of Babylon
2 Chronicles 33:13; 2 Chronicles 33:19
- Reubenites, for deliverance from the Hagarites
1 Chronicles 5:20
- The Jews, returning from the captivity
Ezra 8:21; Ezra 8:23
- Ezekiel, to have the baking of his bread of affliction changed
Ezekiel 4:15
- Daniel:
b for the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream
Daniel 2:23
b Interceding for the people
Daniel 9:23
b in a vision
Daniel 10:12
- Zacharias, for a son
Luke 1:13
- The leper, for healing
Matthew 8:3; Mark 1:43; Luke 5:13
- Centurion, for his servant
Matthew 8:13; Luke 7:10; John 4:51
- Peter, asking that Tabitha be restored
Acts 9:40
- The disciples, for Peter
Acts 12:17
- Paul, to be restored to health
2 Corinthians 1:11
Prayer in behalf of nations
Nation, Prayer for
Penitential prayer:
- Of David
Psalms 51:17
- Of the publican
Luke 18:13
Prayer, Confession in; Sin, Confession of
Imprecatory prayers
Numbers 16:15; Numbers 22:11; Numbers 23:8; Numbers 24:10; Deuteronomy 11:30; Deuteronomy 27:13; Deuteronomy 33:11; Joshua 8:34; Judges 16:28; 2 Samuel 16:12; Nehemiah 4:5; Nehemiah 5:13; Job 3:10; Job 27:7; Psalms 5:10; Psalms 6:10; Psalms 9:20; Psalms 10:2; Psalms 10:15; Psalms 25:3; Psalms 28:4; Psalms 31:18; Psalms 35:4; Psalms 35:8; Psalms 35:26; Psalms 40:15; Psalms 54:5; Psalms 55:9; Psalms 55:15; Psalms 56:7; Psalms 58:7; Psalms 59:5; Psalms 59:11; Psalms 59:15; Psalms 68:2; Psalms 69:24; Psalms 69:28; Psalms 70:3; Psalms 71:13; Psalms 79:10; Psalms 79:12; Psalms 83:17; Psalms 94:2; Psalms 109:7; Psalms 109:20; Psalms 109:29; Psalms 119:78; Psalms 119:84; Psalms 129:5; Psalms 140:10; Psalms 143:12; Psalms 144:6; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 12:3; Jeremiah 15:15; Jeremiah 17:18; Jeremiah 18:23; Jeremiah 20:12; Lamentations 1:22; Lamentations 3:66; Galatians 1:9; 2 Timothy 4:15
Submission in prayer, exemplified:
- By Jesus
Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42
- By David
2 Samuel 12:23
- By Job
Job 1:21
Private prayer, enjoined
Matthew 6:6
Prayer exemplified:
- By Lot
Genesis 19:20
- By Eliezer
Genesis 24:12
- By Jacob
Genesis 32:12
- By Gideon
Judges 6:22; Judges 6:36; Judges 6:39
- By Hannah
1 Samuel 1:10
- By David
2 Samuel 7:29
by Hezekiah
2 Kings 20:2
- By Isaiah
2 Kings 20:11
- By Manasseh
2 Chronicles 33:19
- By Ezra
Ezra 9:6
- By Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:4
- By Jeremiah
Jeremiah 32:25
- By Daniel
Daniel 9:3; Daniel 9:19
- By Jonah
Jonah 2:1
- By Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:2
- By Anna
Luke 2:37
- By Jesus
Matthew 14:23; Matthew 26:36; Matthew 26:39; Mark 1:35; Luke 9:18; Luke 9:29
- By Paul
Acts 9:11
- By Peter
Acts 9:40; Acts 10:9
- By Cornelius
Acts 10:30
Family prayer:
- By Abraham
Genesis 12:5; Genesis 12:8
by Jacob
Genesis 35:3
- By Cornelius
Acts 10:2
Social prayer:
- General references
Matthew 18:19; Acts 1:14; Acts 16:25; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5
- Held in private houses
Acts 1:14; Acts 12:12
- Held in the temple
Acts 2:46; Acts 3:1
Prayers of Jesus:
- In a mountain
Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:28
- In Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36; Mark 14:32; Luke 22:45
- The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9; Luke 11:1
- Before day
Mark 1:35
- In distress
John 12:27; Hebrews 5:7
- In the wilderness
Luke 5:16
- In behalf of Peter
Luke 22:32
- For the Comforter
John 14:16
- After the supper
John 17
Prayers of the apostles
Acts 1:25
Praying to idols
1 Kings 18:29
Confession in prayer
Leviticus 5:5; Leviticus 26:40; Numbers 5:7; Judges 10:10; Judges 10:15; 1 Samuel 12:10; 1 Kings 8:47; Ezra 9:6; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 1:7; Nehemiah 9:2; Nehemiah 9:35; Job 7:20; Job 40:5; Psalms 31:10; Psalms 32:3; Psalms 32:5; Psalms 38:8; Psalms 38:10; Psalms 38:18; Psalms 40:12; Psalms 51:4; Psalms 69:5; Psalms 106:7; Psalms 119:176; Psalms 130:3; Proverbs 28:13; Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 59:13; Jeremiah 3:13; Jeremiah 3:25; Jeremiah 14:7; Jeremiah 14:20; Lamentations 1:18; Lamentations 3:42; Lamentations 5:16; Daniel 9:15
Importunity in prayer
Genesis 18:32; Genesis 32:29; Exodus 32:32; Deuteronomy 9:25; Judges 6:40; Judges 16:28; 1 Samuel 1:11; 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Kings 8:30; Ezra 9:6; Nehemiah 1:6; Psalms 17:1; Psalms 17:6; Psalms 22:2; Psalms 22:19; Psalms 28:2; Psalms 35:23; Psalms 55:2; Psalms 55:17; Psalms 57:2; Psalms 61:2; Psalms 70:5; Psalms 86:3; Psalms 86:6; Psalms 88:2; Psalms 88:9; Psalms 88:13; Psalms 102:2; Psalms 119:58; Psalms 119:147; Psalms 130:2; Psalms 141:2; Psalms 142:2; Isaiah 38:3; Isaiah 62:7; Isaiah 64:12; Daniel 9:3; Daniel 9:19; Jonah 1:14; Habakkuk 1:2; Matthew 15:28; Mark 7:29; Luke 7:3; Luke 11:8; Luke 18:7; Luke 22:44; Romans 8:26; 2 Corinthians 12:8; Ephesians 6:18; Hebrews 5:7
Instances of importunity in prayer:
- Jacob
Genesis 32:30
- Moses
Exodus 33:16; Exodus 34:9
- Elijah
1 Kings 18:44
- The two blind men of Jericho
Matthew 20:31; Mark 10:48; Luke 18:39
- The Syro-Phenician woman
Matthew 15:28; Mark 7:30
- The centurion
Matthew 8:5; Luke 7:4
Intercessory prayer
Intercession; Jesus, The Christ, Mediation of
Prayers of the wicked not heard
Wicked, Prayer of
Pleas offered in prayer
Genesis 32:12; Exodus 32:13; Exodus 33:13; Numbers 14:18; Numbers 16:22; Deuteronomy 3:25; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 9:29; Joshua 7:9; 2 Samuel 7:29; 1 Kings 8:26; 1 Kings 8:60; 1 Kings 18:37; 2 Kings 19:19; Isaiah 37:20; 2 Chronicles 14:11; Nehemiah 1:9; Nehemiah 9:32; Psalms 4:1; Psalms 9:20; Psalms 25:6; Psalms 27:9; Psalms 31:3; Psalms 38:16; Psalms 69:6; Psalms 69:13; Psalms 69:16; Psalms 71:18; Psalms 74:11; Psalms 74:18; Psalms 74:23; Psalms 79:12; Psalms 83:2; Psalms 83:18; Psalms 86:5; Psalms 86:17; Psalms 89:51; Psalms 106:47; Psalms 109:27; Psalms 115:2; Psalms 119:38; Psalms 119:43; Psalms 119:49; Psalms 119:73; Psalms 119:94; Psalms 119:116; Psalms 119:124; Psalms 119:146; Psalms 119:149; Psalms 119:153; Psalms 119:176; Psalms 143:12; Isaiah 63:19; Jeremiah 14:21; Jeremiah 18:21; Lamentations 3:63; Joel 2:17
Thanksgiving before taking food
Joshua 9:14; 1 Samuel 9:13; Matthew 14:19; Mark 6:41; Luke 9:16; John 6:11; John 6:23; Matthew 26:27; Mark 14:23; Luke 22:19; 1 Corinthians 11:24; Mark 8:7; Matthew 15:36; Acts 27:35; Romans 14:6; 1 Corinthians 10:31; 1 Timothy 4:4
Unclassified scriptures relating to prayer
Genesis 32:28; Hosea 12:4; 1 Chronicles 16:11; 1 Chronicles 16:35; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Nehemiah 4:9; Psalms 27:8; Psalms 105:4; Psalms 145:18; Proverbs 15:8; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Isaiah 55:6; Lamentations 3:41; Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 6:13; Matthew 7:8; Matthew 21:22; Mark 11:24; Mark 9:29; Luke 11:13; Luke 18:1; Romans 8:26; 1 Corinthians 14:15; Ephesians 3:12; Ephesians 6:19; Philippians 4:6; Colossians 4:2;
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