13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. - James 5:13-18
Romans 3:11-12, ““None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.”
“22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. - Romans 3:22-26
Jesus says in John 14, “ 13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”
Matthew 18:19-20, “19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Luke 11:9-13 says, “9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for[d] a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Acts 28:7-9, “7 There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. 8 His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. 9 When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured.
“8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. - 2 Cor. 12:8-9
** In response to prayer:
Moses prays; God relents from destroying Israel (Exodus 32:9–14) Moses prays; the fire of judgment stops (Numbers 11:1–2) Moses prays; Miriam is healed of leprosy (Numbers 12:13–15); Joshua prays; the sun and moon stand still (Joshua 10:12–14); Samuel prays; God thunders and defeats the Philistines 1 Samuel 7:5–10; Samuel prays; God sends thunder and rain as a sign (1 Samuel 12:16–19); Elijah prays; the widow’s son is raised (1 Kings 17:20–22); Elijah prays; fire falls from heaven on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:36–38); Elijah prays; no rain falls for 3½ years (James 5:17–18; Referring to 1 Kings 17–18); Elijah prays; rain returns after 3½ years (1 Kings 18:41–45); Elisha prays; the Shunammite woman’s son is raised (2 Kings 4:32–37); Elisha prays; his servant’s eyes are opened to see the heavenly army (2 Kings 6:17); Elisha prays; the Arameans are struck with blindness (2 Kings 6:18); Elisha prays; the Arameans’ sight is restored (2 Kings 6:20); Hezekiah prays; God destroys 185,000 Assyrians (2 Kings 19:14–20, 32–36); Hezekiah prays; God heals him and adds 15 years to his life (2 Kings 20:1–7; Isaiah 38:1–5); Daniel and friends pray; God reveals Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (Daniel 2:17–23); Daniel prays;; Gabriel is sent with an answer (Daniel 9:20–23); Israel cries out; God sends Moses (Exodus 7-12); Israel cries out; God sends Othniel (Judges 3:9); Israel cries out; God sends Ehud (Judges 3:15); Israel cries out; God sends Gideon (Judges 6:6–10); God promises deliverance in response to prayer (2 Chronicles 7:13–14); Jehoshaphat prays; God miraculously defeats Moab and Ammon (2 Chronicles 20:1–30; Especially vv. 5–12, 14–22); Jonah prays in the fish; God delivers him (Jonah 2:1–10); Nineveh cries out; God relents from destruction (Jonah 3:4–10); Centurion’s plea; servant healed (Matthew 8:5–13); Canaanite woman’s plea; daughter delivered (Matthew 15:21–28); Jesus prays; Lazarus raised; Jesus prays and multiples the 5 loaves and two fishes (Matthew 14:13-21); A blind man cries out to Jesus; Jesus gives him sight (Luke 18:35–43; Matthew 20:29–34; Mark 10:46–52); Prayer precedes the coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:14; Acts 2:1–4); Church prays; room is shaken and boldness given (Acts 4:23–31); Church prays; Peter is freed from prison (Acts 12:5–17; Peter prays; Tabitha (Dorcas) raised (Acts 9:36–41); Paul is stoned; believers gather around him (Likely prayer causing revival; Acts 14:19–20); Paul prays; Eutychus raised (Acts 20:9–12); Paul & Silas pray; an earthquake frees prisoners (Acts 16:25–26); Paul prays; Publius’s father healed (Acts 28:8–9)