while they also, by prayer on your behalf, yearn for you because of the surpassing grace of God in you.

Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong; not so that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, though we may appear unapproved.

For we rejoice when we ourselves are weak, but you are strong; this we also pray for, that you become mature.

do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers;

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be alert with all perseverance and every request for all the saints,

and pray in my behalf, that speech may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all,

And this I pray, that your love may overflow still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,

for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

For this reason we also, since the day we heard about it, have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned;

Epaphras, who is one of your own, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings, always striving earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

We always give thanks to God for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers;

as we keep praying most earnestly night and day that we may see your faces, and may complete what is lacking in your faith?

pray without ceasing,

Brothers and sisters, pray for us.

To this end also we pray for you always, that our God will consider you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power,

Request for Prayer

Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it was also with you;

A Call to Prayer

First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made in behalf of all people,

Instructions for Believers

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and dispute.

for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.

Now she who is actually a widow and has been left alone has set her hope on God, and she continues in requests and prayers night and day.

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,

Philemon’s Love and Faith

I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for the sake of Christ.

At the same time also prepare me a guest room, for I hope that through your prayers I will be given to you.

In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

and the prayer of faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against evildoers.”

The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.

And the smoke of the incense ascended from the angel’s hand with the prayers of the saints before God.