13 Bible Verses About Answering Prayers
When bringing the Israelites out of Egypt, God saw His people's misery. God hears the voice of His people, the prophets, and the crowds.
Discover with Hozana 13 Bible passages and verses about the verb "to answer", associated with hearing and granting favor.
13 Bible Teachings About Answered Prayers
"Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant." (Genesis 25:21)
"Then once again I fell prostrate before the Lord for forty days and forty nights; I ate no bread and drank no water, because of all the sin you had committed, doing what was evil in the Lord’s sight and so arousing his anger. I feared the anger and wrath of the Lord, for he was angry enough with you to destroy you. But again the Lord listened to me." (Deuteronomy 9:18-19)
"Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression." (Deuteronomy 26:7)
"The Lord replied, 'When the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Sidonians, the Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you and you cried to me for help, did I not save you from their hands?'" (Judges 10:11-12)
"The Lord heard Elijah’s cry, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived." (1 Kings 17:22)
"Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: 'Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, "This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord."'" (2 Kings 20:4-5)
"When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place." (Psalm 118:5)
"Therefore I prayed, and understanding was given me; I called on God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me." (Wisdom 7:7)
"People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you." (Isaiah 30:19)
"The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them." (Isaiah 41:17)
"Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (Mark 11:23-24)
"We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will." (John 9:31)
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us." (1 John 5:14)
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FAQ: Understanding Answered Prayers in the Bible
Which Bible verse says God answers our prayers?
Jesus reminds us that prayers offered in faith and trust are answered:
"Have faith in God. Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (Mark 11:22–24)
What is the condition for God to answer our prayers?
For our prayers to be answered, they must be:
Offered in faith
Aligned with God’s will
We can have confidence in this, as the apostle John assures us:
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him." (1 John 5:14–15)
What if God hasn’t answered my prayer yet?
If your prayer—offered in faith, love for God, and love for others—has not yet been answered, do not doubt but persevere. As Abba Macarius (a Desert Father) wisely observed:
"Often God wisely delays answering our request. Sometimes He grants something different, and in this way, He urges us to persist in prayer."
