Pray Like Paul

Pray like Paul, for the people you love

Pray Like Paul is a PrayerMap feature that turns the apostle Paul's prayers into prayers for a specific person. Tap the button on any prayer card and PrayerMap offers one of 52 prayers drawn from Paul's 13 letters, with that person's name and the right pronouns, in your own Bible translation.

Paul prayed for things most of us have never thought to ask for: wisdom, the knowledge of God's love, strength in the inner person. These are prayers for what lasts.

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The PrayerMap prayer list, where each subject, such as a wife, a son or a daughter-in-law, can be prayed over with Pray Like Paul

Why Paul's prayers

Praying for what lasts

Paul grew up a devout Pharisee, steeped in the covenant faith of Israel. When he met the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, that foundation was not discarded; it was fulfilled. His prayers carry the whole weight of that covenant relationship.

Most of our prayers aim at circumstances: better health, open doors, a resolved conflict. Paul prayed for the people he loved to be rooted and grounded in love, strengthened with power in the inner person, and filled with the knowledge of God's will. Not only that things would go well, but that they would know God deeply.

In every session

Apostolic prayers over the people on your list

52 prayers from Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon.
Personalized: the person's name is woven into the prayer, and a married couple is prayed for together with plural pronouns.
Matched to who you are praying for: family, yourself, your church, a ministry, your work, leaders in government or your community.
30 themes to narrow the focus, among them Wisdom, Peace, Hope, Joy, Strength, Perseverance, Unity, Boldness, Rescue and Sanctification.
Try Another cycles to a new prayer without repeating, and every prayer is available in all 13 translations.

The PrayerMap Today page, where prayer sessions open and each prayer card carries the Pray Like Paul button

How it works

How to pray like Paul in PrayerMap

Open a prayer session

Your scheduled prayer items appear as cards, one for each person or need.

Tap Pray Like Paul

PrayerMap offers a prayer from Paul's letters with the person's name, in your translation. Filter by theme if you like.

Pray it, or try another

Pray the words over them, or tap Try Another for a different prayer.

“we have not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding”
Colossians 1:9 (NASB95)

Questions

Questions about Pray Like Paul

What are the prayers of Paul?

The prayers of Paul are the intercessions the apostle wrote into his letters for the churches and people he loved, such as Ephesians 1:15-23, Ephesians 3:14-21, Philippians 1:9-11 and Colossians 1:9-12. They ask for spiritual things: wisdom, love, hope, strength and the knowledge of God.

How do I pray Paul's prayers for someone?

Read the prayer and put the person's name where Paul wrote "you". PrayerMap does this for you: tap Pray Like Paul on their prayer card and the prayer appears with their name and the right pronouns.

How many Pauline prayers does PrayerMap include?

52, drawn from all 13 of Paul's letters, with 30 themes to filter by. Every prayer is available in the 13 Bible translations PrayerMap supports.

Can I pray Paul's prayers over a married couple?

Yes. Mark the subject as a married couple and PrayerMap prays over the husband and wife together, with plural pronouns.