Bible Verses About Prayer

For a long time he refused; but after awhile, he said to himself, ‘I don’t fear God, and I don’t respect other people;

but because this widow is such a nudnik, I will see to it that she gets justice — otherwise, she’ll keep coming and pestering me till she wears me out!’”

Then the Lord commented, “Notice what this corrupt judge says.

Now won’t God grant justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Is he delaying long over them?

I tell you that he will judge in their favor, and quickly! But when the Son of Man comes, will he find this trust on the earth at all?”

Stay alert, always praying that you will have the strength to escape all the things that will happen and to stand in the presence of the Son of Man.”

Also, taking a piece of matzah, he made the b’rakhah, broke it, gave it to them and said, “This is my body, which is being given for you; do this in memory of me.”

He went about a stone’s throw away from them, kneeled down and prayed,

“Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, let not my will but yours be done.”

and in great anguish he prayed more intensely, so that his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Then he said, “Yeshua, remember me when you come as King.”

Yeshua said to him, “Yes! I promise that you will be with me today in Gan-‘Eden.”

Yeshua answered her, “If you knew God’s gift, that is, who it is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink of water,’ then you would have asked him; and he would have given you living water.”

You people don’t know what you are worshipping; we worship what we do know, because salvation comes from the Jews.

But the time is coming — indeed, it’s here now — when the true worshippers will worship the Father spiritually and truly, for these are the kind of people the Father wants worshipping him.

God is spirit; and worshippers must worship him spiritually and truly.”

Then Yeshua took the loaves of bread, and, after making a b’rakhah, gave to all who were sitting there, and likewise with the fish, as much as they wanted.

Then other boats, from Tiberias, came ashore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had made the b’rakhah.

We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners; but if anyone fears God and does his will, God does listen to him.

In fact, whatever you ask for in my name, I will do; so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you ask me for something in my name, I will do it.

“If you remain united with me, and my words with you, then ask whatever you want, and it will happen for you.

You did not choose me, I chose you; and I have commissioned you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that whatever you ask from the Father in my name he may give you.

“When that day comes, you won’t ask anything of me! Yes, indeed! I tell you that whatever you ask from the Father, he will give you in my name.

Till now you haven’t asked for anything in my name. Keep asking, and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.