Quotes About Prayer

When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.

“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.

One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.

The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me

and said, ëCornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.