Romans 8:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.”
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“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> , we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 8:26 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 6:3My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
- Psalms 6:9The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
- Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
- Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Psalms 55:1Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
- Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Psalms 77:1I cried out to God; I cried aloud to God to hear me.
- Psalms 88:1O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- Psalms 102:5Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
- Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
- Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
- Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
- Lamentations 3:56You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
- Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
- Matthew 10:20For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
- Matthew 20:22“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
- Luke 11:1One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
- Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
- John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
- Romans 7:24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
- Romans 8:15For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- 2 Corinthians 5:2For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
- 2 Corinthians 5:4So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
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