prayed
Matthew 6:7
'And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,
Daniel 9:17-19
17
and now, hearken, O our God, unto the prayer of Thy servant, and unto his supplication, and cause Thy face to shine on Thy sanctuary that [is] desolate, for the Lord's sake.
18
'Incline, O my God, Thine ear, and hear, open Thine eyes and see our desolations, and the city on which Thy name is called; for not for our righteous acts are we causing our supplications to fall before Thee, but for Thy mercies that [are] many.
19
O lord, hear, O Lord, forgive; O Lord, attend and do; do not delay, for Thine own sake, O my God, for Thy name is called on Thy city, and on Thy people.'
Luke 18:1
And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,
2 Corinthians 12:8
Concerning this thing thrice the Lord did I call upon, that it might depart from me,