48 Bible Verses About Opening Prayer

“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name”

— Psalm 100:4

“Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms”

— Psalm 95:2

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name”

— Matthew 6:9

“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”

— Matthew 7:7

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth”

— John 4:24

“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son”

— John 14:13

“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he ma”

— John 15:16

“These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren”

— Acts 1:14

“And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers”

— Acts 2:42

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”

— Romans 8:26

“rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”

— Romans 12:12

“Pray without ceasing”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:17

“giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ”

— Ephesians 5:20

“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”

— Philippians 4:6

“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving”

— Colossians 4:2

“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men”

— 1 Timothy 2:1

“Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms”

— James 5:13

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”

— James 5:16

“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us”

— 1 John 5:14

“And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was”

— Revelation 8:3

“Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness”

— Psalm 29:2

“I will bless the LORD at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth”

— Psalm 34:1

“All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And shall glorify thy name”

— Psalm 86:9

“I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever”

— Psalm 145:1

“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near”

— Isaiah 55:6

“Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you”

— Jeremiah 29:12

“if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal”

— 2 Chronicles 7:14

“O God, thou art My God; early will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is”

— Psalm 63:1

“Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: For I am poor and needy”

— Psalm 86:1

“He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him”

— Psalm 91:15

“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”

— Luke 11:2

“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, And his ears are open unto their prayers: But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil”

— 1 Peter 3:12

“The LORD is far from the wicked: But he heareth the prayer of the righteous”

— Proverbs 15:29

“I love them that love me; And those that seek me early shall find me”

— Proverbs 8:17

“And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven”

— Nehemiah 1:4

“And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes”

— Daniel 9:3

“Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice”

— Philippians 4:4

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord”

— Colossians 3:16

“Brethren, pray for us”

— 1 Thessalonians 5:25

“let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water”

— Hebrews 10:22

“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”

— Hebrews 4:16

“ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf”

— 2 Corinthians 1:11

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedoni”

— 2 Corinthians 13:14

“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost”

— Jude 1:20

“Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day”

— 1 Kings 8:28

“Give ear to my words, O LORD, Consider my meditation”

— Psalm 5:1

“Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer”

— Psalm 61:1

“It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: whe”

— Isaiah 37:4