Oração: o que é, como fazer e o que Jesus ensinou

5 When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites, for they love to stand up and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that people can see them. I promise you, they already have their reward.(Matthew 6:5)

6 But you, when you pray, go indoors and close the door, and pray to your Father in private, and your Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.(Matthew 6:6)

7 When you pray, don’t babble on meaninglessly like the foreigners do, who think they will be heard because of all the words they repeat. 8 Don’t be like them, for your Father knows what you need even before you ask him.(Matthew 6:7,8)

9 So pray like this:

Our heavenly Father, may your name be honored. 10 May your kingdom come! May your will be carried out in earth as it is in heaven. 11 Please give to us today the food we need. 12 Forgive our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us. 13 Please don’t let us give in to temptation,* and save us from the evil one.(Matthew 6:9-13)

2 Jesus told them, "When you pray, say, ‘Father, let your name be honored as holy. May your kingdom come. 3 Give us every day the food we need. 4 Forgive us our sins, just as we forgive everyone who sins against us. Keep us from temptation.’"(Luke 11:2-4)

7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.* 8 Everyone who asks, receives; everyone who seeks, finds; and everyone who knocks has the door opened for them.(Matthew 7:7,8)

11 So if even you who are evil know to give good things to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.(Matthew 7:11)

9 I tell you: ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives; and everyone who seeks, finds; and to everyone who knocks the door will be opened.(Luke 11:9,10)

1 Jesus told them this story to encourage them to pray at all times, and not to become discouraged.

2 "Once there was a judge in this particular town who didn’t respect God or care about anyone," Jesus explained. 3 "In the same town lived a widow who time and again went to the judge, saying, ‘Give me justice in the case against my enemy!’ 4 For a while he didn’t want to do anything about it, but eventually he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t respect God or care about anyone, 5 this widow is so annoying I’ll make sure she receives justice. Then she won’t wear me out by her coming to see me so often.’

6 Listen to what even an unjust judge decided," said the Lord. 7 "Don’t you think that God will make sure his chosen people receive justice, those who cry out to him day and night? Do you think he will make them wait? 8 No, I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. However, when the Son of man comes, will he find people on earth who trust in him?"(Luke 18:1-8)

24 I’m telling you that whatever you pray for, whatever you ask, trust that you’ve received it, and it’s yours.(Mark 11:24)

22 You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God."(Matthew 21:22)

13 I’ll do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified through the Son. 14 Whatever you ask for in my name, I will do it.(John 14:13,14)

7 If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, then you can ask for whatever you want, and it will be given you.(John 15:7)

16 You didn’t choose me, I chose you. I have given you the responsibility to go and produce lasting fruit. So the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name.(John 15:16)

24 Until now you haven’t asked for anything in my name, so ask and you shall receive, and your happiness will be complete.(John 16:24)

3 Call out to me, and I will answer you, explaining to you amazing, hidden things about which you don’t have any idea.(Jeremiah 33:3)

12 Then you will call for my help, you will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.(Jeremiah 29:12)

13 You will look for me and you will find me when you’re completely committed to looking for me.(Jeremiah 29:13)

6 In my despair I called on the Lord—I cried out to my God for help. He heard my voice from his Temple—my cry for help reached his ears.(Psalms 18:6)

24 For he has not ridiculed or scorned the suffering of the poor; he has not turned away from them, he has listened to their cries for help.(Psalms 22:24)

15 and call on me when you’re in trouble. I will rescue you, and you will thank me."(Psalms 50:15)

2 You hear our prayers; everyone comes to you.(Psalms 65:2)

17 I called out to him, and praised him with my voice.(Psalms 66:17)

18 If I had focused my mind on evil,* the Lord would not have listened to me.

19 But God did hear me! He listened to what I had to say in my prayer!(Psalms 66:18,19)

17 He will pay attention to the prayers of the homeless; he will not disregard their requests.(Psalms 102:17)

1 I love the Lord because he listens to me, he hears my calls for help.

2 Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.(Psalms 116:1,2)

18 The Lord is close to all who ask for his help, to all who ask in sincerity.(Psalms 145:18)

19 People of Zion, you who live in Jerusalem, you won’t have to weep any more. When you cry for help he will be kind to you. He will answer you immediately when he hears you.(Isaiah 30:19)

6 Look for the Lord while you can still find him; call out to him while he’s nearby.(Isaiah 55:6)

24 I will reply even before they ask me. While they are still speaking, I will answer them!(Isaiah 65:24)

5 If any of you need wisdom, ask God, who gives generously to everyone without holding back. 6 But when you ask, remember to trust in God—don’t have any doubts. Someone who doubts is like the crashing waves of the sea, tossed about and driven by the wind. 7 Nobody like that should think they’ll get anything from the Lord— 8 their minds think every which way, and they’re unstable in whatever they do.(James 1:5-8)

2 You burn with desire, but don’t get what you want. You kill for what you lust after, but don’t get what you’re looking for. You argue and you fight, but you don’t get anything, because you don’t pray for it.(James 4:2)

8 Come close to God and he will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Purify your way of thinking, you people with divided loyalties.(James 4:8)

16 Admit the wrongs you’ve done to each other, and pray for one another so that you’ll be healed. Earnest prayer from those who live right is very effective.(James 5:16)

9 God hates the prayers of people who disregard the law.(Proverbs 28:9)

3 You should realize that the Lord shows special favor to the faithful. The Lord listens when I call to him.(Psalms 4:3)

7 Be still in God’s presence; wait patiently for him. Don’t be upset over people who prosper when they carry out their evil schemes.(Psalms 37:7)

8 My people, always trust in him. Pour out all your thoughts to him, for he is the one who looks after us. Selah.(Psalms 62:8)

14 We can be confident that he will listen to us as long as we ask in accordance with his will. 15 If we know that he hears our requests, we can be sure that we will receive what we’ve asked him for.(1 John 5:14,15)

22 We’ll receive from him whatever we ask him for, because we follow his commands and do what pleases him.(1 John 3:22)

16 So we should go confidently to God on his throne of grace so we can receive mercy, and discover grace to help us when we really need it.(Hebrews 4:16)

6 You can’t expect God to be pleased with you if you don’t trust him! Anyone who comes to God must believe that God exists, and that he rewards those who are searching for him.(Hebrews 11:6)

25 As a result he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, living always to plead their case on their behalf.(Hebrews 7:25)

39 He went a little farther forward, fell facedown, and prayed.

"My Father, please, if it’s possible, let this cup of suffering be taken from me," Jesus asked. "Even so, may it not be what I want but what you want."(Matthew 26:39)

8 I pleaded with the Lord three times to get rid of this problem. 9 But he told me, "My grace is all you will need, for my power is effective in weakness." That’s why I happily boast about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.(2 Corinthians 12:8,9)

26 Similarly the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We don’t know how to speak with God, but the Spirit himself intercedes with and through us by groans that can’t be put into words. 27 The one who examines the minds of everyone knows the Spirit’s motives,* because the Spirit pleads God’s cause on behalf of the believers.(Romans 8:26,27)

6 Don’t worry about anything, but take everything to God in prayer, explaining your requests to him and thanking him for all he does. 7 Then the peace that comes from God, which is better than we can ever imagine, will protect your thoughts and attitudes in Christ Jesus.(Philippians 4:6,7)

19 My God will fill you with everything you need in accordance with his glorious wealth in Christ Jesus!(Philippians 4:19)

17 I weep and groan morning, noon, and night, and he listens to me.(Psalms 55:17)

1 God, you are my God, I eagerly look for you. I am thirsty for you; all that I am longs for you in this dry, weary, waterless land.(Psalms 63:1)

16 Always be full of joy, 17 never stop praying, 18 be thankful in every situation—because this is what God in Christ Jesus wants you to do.(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

18 Always pray in the Spirit as you do all this. Stay awake and keep on praying for all God’s people.(Ephesians 6:18)

2 Remember to keep on praying, with an alert and thankful mind!(Colossians 4:2)

12 Remain cheerful in the hope you have, put up with the troubles that come, keep on praying.(Romans 12:12)

8 What I really want is for men everywhere to pray sincerely to God.* No anger or arguments!(1 Timothy 2:8)

18 I tell you the truth, whatever you ban on earth will have been banned in heaven, and whatever you allow on earth will have been allowed in heaven.(Matthew 18:18)

20 For where two or three gather together in my name, I’m there with them."(Matthew 18:20)

27 But I say to those of you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. 28 Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you.(Luke 6:27,28)

14 They all joined together in prayer, together with the women and Mary, Jesus' mother, and his brothers.(Acts 1:14)

25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.(Acts 16:25)

7 Everything is coming to an end! So think clearly and stay alert when you pray.(1 Peter 4:7)

20 Now may he who—through his power working in us—can do infinitely more than we ever ask for or even think about,(Ephesians 3:20)