Romans 8:26

Easy To Read Version

Also, the Spirit {\cf2\super [68]} helps us. We are very weak, but the Spirit helps us with our weakness. We don’t know how to pray like we should. But the Spirit himself speaks to God for us. The Spirit begs God for us. The Spirit speaks to God with deep feelings that words cannot explain.

Cross References

Job 37:19

“Job, tell us what we should say to God!\par We can’t think of what to say\par because of our ignorance. {\cf2\super [77]} \par

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par

Psalm 102:20

And he will hear the prisoner’s prayers.\par He will free the people\par who were condemned to die.\par

Psalm 102:5

Because of my sadness, I am losing weight. {\cf2\super [537]} \par

Psalm 6:3

My whole body is shaking.\par Lord, how long \{until you heal me\}? {\cf2\super [32]} \par

Psalm 6:9

The Lord heard my prayer.\par And the Lord accepted and answered my prayer.\par

Psalm 69:3

I am getting weak from calling for help.\par My throat is hurting.\par I have waited and looked for help from you\par until my eyes are hurting.\par

Lamentations 3:56

You heard my voice.\par You didn’t close your ears.\par You didn’t refuse to rescue me.\par

Matthew 10:20

It will not really be you speaking. The Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you.

Matthew 20:22

So Jesus said to the sons, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you accept the kind of suffering that I must have {\cf2\super [275]} ?”

Luke 22:44

Jesus was full of pain; he struggled hard in prayer. Sweat dripped from his face like he was bleeding. {\cf2\super [359]}

John 14:16

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper. {\cf2\super [213]} He will give you this Helper to be with you forever.

Romans 15:1

We are strong with faith. So we should help the people who are weak. We should help those people with their weaknesses. We should not try to please ourselves.

Romans 7:24

This is terrible! Who will save me from this body that brings me death?

Romans 8:15

The Spirit {\cf2\super [65]} that we received is not a spirit that makes us slaves again and causes us to fear. The Spirit that we have makes us God’s chosen children. And with that Spirit we say, “Abba, {\cf2\super [66]} Father.”

2 Corinthians 5:2

But now we are tired of this body. We want God to give us our heavenly home.

2 Corinthians 5:4

While we live in this tent (body), we have burdens and we complain. I don’t mean that we want to remove this tent (body). But we want to be clothed \{with our heavenly home\}. Then this body that dies will be fully covered with life.

Galatians 4:6

You are God’s children. That is why God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. The Spirit {\cf2\super [49]} cries out, “Abba, {\cf2\super [50]} Father.”

Ephesians 2:18

Yes, through Christ we all have the right to come to the Father in one Spirit. {\cf2\super [13]}

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all God’s people.

Hebrews 5:2

The high priest himself is weak \{like all people\}. So he is able to be gentle with those people who don’t understand and who are doing wrong things.

James 4:3

Or when you ask, you don’t receive. Why? Because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want things so that you can use those things for your own pleasures.