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Want to know what the Bible says about Unanswered Prayer? Here are 45 Bible verses about Unanswered Prayer from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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James 5:15-16 NIV
15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
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1 John 5:15 NIV
And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
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Matthew 18:19 NIV
“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.
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Proverbs 28:9 NIV
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.
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1 Peter 3:7 NIV
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
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Luke 6:12 NIV
One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
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Jude 1:20 NIV
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
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Ephesians 1:11 NIV
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,
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Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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