Quotes about Prayer
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
— Acts 10:30
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
— Acts 10:31
“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.
— Acts 11:5
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.
— Acts 12:12
And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
— Acts 13:3
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
— Acts 16:13
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
— Acts 16:16
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
— Acts 16:25
When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
— Acts 20:36
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
— Acts 21:5
“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
— Acts 26:29
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
— Acts 27:29