Romans 8:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In certain ways we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. For example, when we don't know what to pray for, the Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into words.

Cross References

Job 37:19

Tell us what to say to God! Our minds are in the dark, and we don't know how to argue our case.

Psalm 10:17

You listen to the longings of those who suffer. You offer them hope, and you pay attention to their cries for help.

Psalm 102:20

He listened to the groans of prisoners, and he rescued everyone who was doomed to die.”

Psalm 102:5

My groaning never stops, and my bones can be seen through my skin.

Psalm 6:3

and I am in deep distress. How long will it be?

Psalm 6:9

You have answered my prayer and my plea for mercy.

Psalm 69:3

I am worn out from crying, and my throat is dry. I have waited for you till my eyes are blurred.

Lamentations 3:56

I begged you to listen. “Help!” I shouted. “Save me!” You answered my prayer

Zechariah 12:10

I, the LORD, will make the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem feel deep sorrow and pray when they see the one they pierced with a spear. They will mourn and weep for him, as parents weep over the death of their only child or their firstborn.

Matthew 10:20

But you will not really be the one speaking. The Spirit from your Father will tell you what to say.

Matthew 20:22

Jesus answered, “Not one of you knows what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the cup that I must soon drink from?” James and John said, “Yes, we are!”

Luke 22:44

Jesus was in great pain and prayed so sincerely that his sweat fell to the ground like drops of blood.

John 14:16

Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and always be with you.

Romans 15:1

If our faith is strong, we should be patient with the Lord's followers whose faith is weak. We should try to please them instead of ourselves.

Romans 7:24

What a miserable person I am. Who will rescue me from this body that is doomed to die?

Romans 8:15

God's Spirit doesn't make us slaves who are afraid of him. Instead, we become his children and call him our Father.

2 Corinthians 5:2

While we are here on earth, we sigh because we want to live in that heavenly home.

2 Corinthians 5:4

These tents we now live in are like a heavy burden, and we groan. But we don't do this just because we want to leave these bodies that will die. It is because we want to change them for bodies that will never die.

Galatians 4:6

Now that we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. And his Spirit tells us that God is our Father.

Ephesians 2:18

And because of Christ, all of us can come to the Father by the same Spirit.

Ephesians 6:18

Never stop praying, especially for others. Always pray by the power of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep praying for God's people.

Hebrews 4:15

Jesus understands every weakness of ours, because he was tempted in every way that we are. But he did not sin!

Hebrews 5:2

A high priest has weaknesses of his own, and he feels sorry for foolish and sinful people.

James 4:3

Yet even when you do pray, your prayers are not answered, because you pray just for selfish reasons.