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asking in prayer

What does the Bible say about asking in prayer? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.

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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.

13And whatever you shall ask the Father in my name, that I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

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.

24Until now, you have not requested anything in my name. Ask, and you shall receive, so that your joy may be full.

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.

9If we confess our sins, then he is faithful and just, so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity.

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.

6But he should ask with faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave on the ocean, which is moved about by the wind and carried away; 7then a man should not consider that he would receive anything from the Lord. 8For a man who is of two minds is inconstant in all his ways.