Principles of Prayer
by Francis Foulkes ©
APPENDIX
List of prayers in Scripture
- Genesis 15:1-6; 17:18; 18:23-33 (Abraham); 21:16 (Hagar); 24:12-14, 26-27, 42-44 (Abraham's servant); 32:9-12 (Jacob).
- Exodus 5:22-23; 15:1-18; 17:4; 32:11-13, 31-32; 33:12-13, 15-16 and 18; 34:9 (Moses).
- Numbers 6:24-27 (the Aaronic Blessing); 11:10-15; 12:13; 14:13-19; 16:22; 27:15-17 (Moses).
- Deuteronomy 3:23-25; 9:25-29 (Moses); 26:4-15 (prayer with tithes and offerings); 32:1-43 (the Song of Moses); 33:2-29 (Moses).
- Joshua 7:7-9 (Joshua).
- Judges 6:13 and 22 (Gideon); 10:10 and 15; 13:8 (Manoah); 15:18; 16:28 (Samson); 20:18 and 21:3 (the people of Israel).
- 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (Hannah); 23:2, 4 and 30:8 (David).
- 2 Samuel 2:1; 5:19 and 23; 7:18-29; 12:16; 15:31 and 22:2-51 (David).
- 1 Kings 1:36-37 (Benaiah); 1:48 (David); 3:5-9, 8:22-53 (Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple); 17:17-24; 18:36-37; 19:4 (Elijah).
- 2 Kings 6:17-20 (Elisha); 19:14-19; 20:2-3 (Hezekiah).
- 1 Chronicles 4:10 (Jabez); 16:8-36 (= Psalms 105:1-15, 96:1-13, 106:1,47-48); 17:16-27 (David); 22:11-12 (David); 29:10-20 (David).
- 2 Chronicles 1:8-10; 6:14-42 (Solomon); 14:11 (Asa); 20:6-12 (Jehoshaphat); 30:18-19; 32:20 and 24 (Hezekiah); 33:12-13 (Manasseh).
- Ezra 9:6-15 (Ezra).
- Nehemiah 1:5-11: 2:14; 4:4-5; 6:14; 9:5-37; 13:14, 22 and 31.
- Job in many places, especially 42:1-6.
- The Book of Psalms throughout.
- Isaiah 12:1-6; 25:1-5; 37:14-20; 38:2-3 and 10-20 (Hezekiah); 64:1-12.
- Jeremiah 4:10; 10:23-25, 14:7-9 and 19-22, 15:15-18, 16:19-20, 18:19-23, 20:7-13 and 32:17-25.
- Ezekiel 9:8.
- Lamentations 1:20-22, 2:20-22, 3:40-66 and 5:1-22.
- Daniel 2:20-23 and 9:3-19.
- Amos 7:2 and 5.
- Jonah 1:14; 2:2-9 and 4:2-3.
- Habakkuk 1:2-4 and 12-14; 3:2-15.
- Matthew 6:9-13 = Luke 11:1-4 (The Lord's Prayer); 9:18 = Mark 5:23 = Luke 8:41; 9:38 = Luke 10:2; 11:25-26 = Luke 10:21; 14:30 (Peter); 20:20-21 = Mark 10:35-37; 20:30-31 = Mark 10:47-488; 26:39-44 = Mark 14:35-39 = Luke 22:41-45; 27:46 = Mark 15:34.
- Luke 1:38 (Mary); 1:46-55 (Magnificat); 1:68-79 (Benedictus); 2:29-32 (Nunc Dimittis); 17:5; 18:11-13; 22:31-32; 23:34; 23:42; 23:46
- John 11:41-42; 12:27-28; 17:1-26 (The `High Priestly' prayer of Jesus).
- Acts 1:24-25 (apostles); 4:24-30; 7:59 and 60; 9:13-14 (Ananias); 13:1-3; 14:23 and 26; 15:40; 20:32; 21:5-6; 22:10 and 19-20; 26:29.
- The greetings at the beginning and end of the Pauline Letters and also 1 and 2 Peter and Jude.
- Romans 1:8-10; 6:17-18; 7:24-25; 9:3; 10:1; 11:33-36; 15:5-6, 13 and 30-33; 16:25-27.
- 1 Corinthians 1:4-9; 15:57.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; 2:14; 8:16; 9:15; 12:8; 13:7, 9 and 11.
- Galatians 6:16.
- Ephesians 1:3-14. 15-23; 3:14-21.
- Philippians 1:3-11.
- Colossians 1:9-14; 2:1-3.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3; 3:9-13; 5:23.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3 and 11-12; 2:13 and 16-17; 3:1-2
- 1 Timothy 1:12 and 17
- 2 Timothy 1:16 and 4:16-18
- Philemon 4-6
- Hebrews 13:20-21
- 1 Peter 1:3-5; 4:11; 5:10-11.
- 2 John 3.
- 3 John 2.
- Jude 24-25 (Benediction)
- Revelation 1:4-6, 4:8,11, 5:9-10 and 12-14, 7:10-12, 11:16-18, 15:3-4; 19:1-8.
Blessings
- Genesis 24:60 (Laban and Bethuel of Rebekah).
- Genesis 27:27-29 and 39-40 (Isaac of Jacob and Esau)
- Genesis 28:3-4 (Isaac of Jacob as he went away from home)
- Genesis 47:8 and 10 (Jacob's blessing of Pharoah)
- Genesis 48:15-16 and 20 (Jacob's blessing of Joseph and his sons)
- Genesis 49 (Jacob's blessing of his sons)
- Numbers 6:23-26 (the Aaronic blessing of the people)
- Deuteronomy 33 (Moses' blessing of the tribes of Israel).
Promises in relation to prayer
- Isaiah 65:24
- Jeremiah 33:3
- Matthew 7:7-11; 21:22
- Mark 9:23; 11:23-24
- John 14:13
- John 15:7 and 16: 16:23-24
- Romans 8:26-27
- Ephesians 3:20
- Philippians 4:6-7 and 19
- 1 John 3:21-22 and 5:13-15.
Passages with specific teaching about prayer
- Genesis 4:26; 13:4; 26:25; 32:22-32
- Leviticus 26:40-45
- Numbers 20:16
- Deuteronomy 4:7 and 29-31; 8:1-10; 9:15-29; 12:8-12;
14:22-29; 30:1-10
- 1 Samuel 7:5-17; 12:19-25; 30:6
- 2 Samuel 2:1; 5:19 and 23; 12:16
- 1 Kings 3:4-15
- 2 Chronicles 7:14; 14:2-4; 15:2-4 and 12; 20:3-4; 30:6-9; 32:7-8; 33:12-13
- Ezra 8:21-23
- Nehemiah 2:4
- The Book of Psalms in many places
- Proverbs 1:24-28; 15:8; 16:3
- Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
- Isaiah 1:15; 17:7-8; 30:15 and 18; 31:1-3; 37:1-7 and 21-29; 40:25-31; 55:6-7; 56:7; 59:1-2; 62:6-7; 64:6; 65:1-5 and 24; 66:4
- Jeremiah 3:12-14; 5:20-25; 7:16; 11:14; 14:11-12; 24:7; 29:11-14; 32:27; 33:3; 42:1-6
- Lamentations 3:25-26 and 40-42
- Daniel 6:10; 9:3-4
- Hosea 12:6; 14:1-3
- Micah 6:6-8; 7:7
- Zephaniah 2:3
- Zechariah 3:7
- Matthew 5:23-25 and 44; 6:5-15 and 25-34; 7:7-11; 8:5-10; 11:28; 14:28-33; 18:19-20; 21:18-22 = Mark 11:20-25; 26:41 = Mark 14:38 = Luke 22:40
- Mark 1:35; 11:17; 12:40
- Luke 6:12 and 28; 8:38; 11:9-13; 17:11-17; 18:1-14; 21:36
- John 4:23-24; 6:15; 14:13-14; 15:5, 7 and 16; 16:23-24 and 26
- Acts 2:42; 6:1-6; 10:1-16; 12:5 and 12; 13:1-3; 14:23; 15:40; 16:25; 20:36-38; 21:5-6; 26:29
- Romans 8:15-16 and 26-27; 12:12; 14:5-6; 15:30-33
- 1 Corinthians 12 and 14; 16:1-2
- 2 Corinthians 1:10-11; 9:11-12; 12:8-10
- Galatians 4:5-6
- Ephesians 5:19-20; 6:18-20
- Philippians 1:19 and 20; 4:19
- Colossians 3:15-17; 4:2-4 and 12
- 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3; 5:17-18
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12; 3:1-5
- 1 Timothy 2:1-8; 4:4-5; 5:5
- Hebrews 2:16-18; 4:14-16; 5:7-10; 7:25; 10:22 and 25; 12:28-29; 13:3, 7 and 18
- James 1:5-8 and 17; 4:1-8 and 13-16; 5:13-18
- 1 Peter 3:12; 5:7
- 1 John 3:21-22; 5:14-15
- Jude 20
- Revelation 3:20; 5:8 and 8:3-4.