The best Bible verses for prayer for study include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for prayer for study, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."Philippians 4:6
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."Philippians 4:6
"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective."James 5:16
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."1 John 5:14
"‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’"Jeremiah 33:3
"“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."Matthew 7:7
"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express."Romans 8:26
"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."Mark 11:24
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints."Ephesians 6:18
"Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up."Luke 18:1
"The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles."Psalms 34:17
"if my people, who are called by my name, will 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 their land."2 Chronicles 7:14
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for prayer for study is usually going to be read aloud, printed in a program, or spoken to someone at a moment they will remember for a long time — which rules out passages that need three sentences of setup before they land.
These 15 are the verses most often chosen for prayer for study, and they are chosen for good reason: each one makes sense on first hearing, carries its meaning without commentary, and speaks to the moment rather than around it.
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The most-cited Bible verses for prayer for study are Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Matthew 6:9. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to prayer for study across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for prayer for study, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.