answered prayer
What does the Bible say about answered prayer? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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24For this reason, I say to you, all things whatsoever that you ask for when praying: believe that you will receive them, and they will happen for you.
14And this is the confidence which we have toward God: that no matter what we shall request, in accord with his will, he hears us. 15And we know that he hears us, no matter what we request; so we know that we can obtain the things that we request of him.
7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, then you may ask for whatever you will, and it shall be done for you.
7Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
16You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. And I have appointed you, so that you may go forth and bear fruit, and so that your fruit may last. Then whatever you have asked of the Father in my name, he shall give to you.
16Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.
6But without faith, it is impossible to please God. For whoever approaches God must believe that he exists, and that he rewards those who seek him.
3Cry out to me and I will heed you. And I will announce to you great things, things that are certain, though you do not know them.
17Pray without ceasing.
22and whatever we shall request of him, we shall receive from him. For we keep his commandments, and we do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
22And all things whatsoever that you shall ask for in prayer: believing, you shall receive.”
12And you shall call upon me, and you shall go forth. And you shall pray to me, and I will heed you.
24And this shall be: before they call out, I will perceive; while they are still speaking, I will hear.
14And this is the confidence which we have toward God: that no matter what we shall request, in accord with his will, he hears us.