The best Bible verses for prayer (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for prayer (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns."Philippians 4:6
"Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns."Philippians 4:6
"With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this: Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you are."Matthew 6:9
"Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with."James 5:16
"And how bold and free we then become in his presence, freely asking according to his will, sure that he's listening."1 John 5:14
"'Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.'"Jeremiah 33:3
"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans."Romans 8:26
"That's why I urge you to pray for absolutely everything, ranging from small to large. Include everything as you embrace this God-life, and you'll get God's everything."Mark 11:24
"In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out."Ephesians 6:18
"Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit."Luke 18:1
"and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I'll be there ready for you: I'll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health."2 Chronicles 7:14
Occasions ask something specific of scripture. A verse chosen for prayer (MSG) 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 (MSG), 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.