Romans 8:26

First Nations Version

In the same way, his Spirit helps us in our weakness, for our prayers are often empty words, but Creator’s own Spirit groans deep within us, without words, making our weak prayers strong.

Cross References

Matthew 10:20

When that time comes, you will be given the words to say. For it is not you who will speak, but the Spirit of your Father will speak through you.

Ephesians 6:18

All of this is done by prayer, sending your voice to the Great Spirit, asking him for all that is needed. As you pray with the help of the Spirit, stay alert and keep all of Creator’s holy people in your thoughts, praying for their needs.

Galatians 4:6

Because this is true of you, Creator has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out from within us, “Abba! My Father!”

John 14:16

I will ask the Father to send one who will always walk beside you and guide you on the good road.

Ephesians 2:18

Because of him we both have a clear path, through one Spirit, to the Father from above.

Romans 8:15

We must no longer surrender like slaves to the spirit of fear. The Great Spirit has taken us into Creator’s family now, and we lift our voices and cry out to him, “Abba! My Father!”

Hebrews 4:15

For we do not have a chief holy man who is unable to feel the same kind of pain and sorrow we feel. Even though he faced the same temptations we face, he never gave in to them or did anything wrong.

James 4:3

When you ask for things, you do not receive them because you ask for the wrong reasons, wanting to satisfy your own selfish desires.

Romans 15:1

So we who are strong in our spiritual ways should be willing to lend a shoulder to the ones who are weak and unable to walk this road with firm steps. For this road is not only for our own good,

Luke 22:44

In great agony he prayed with renewed strength, until his sweat began to fall like great drops of blood watering the ground.

2 Corinthians 5:4

As long as we remain in these tipis of our earthly bodies, we keep groaning with heavy hearts, longing for something more. We do not desire our earthly bodies to be stripped from us, but that we would be fitted with our new bodies. When this happens, these death-doomed bodies of ours will be overtaken with new life.

2 Corinthians 5:2

As long as we remain here in our earthly tipis, we groan, for we are aching to put on our tipis from the world above.

Matthew 20:22

“You do not know what you are asking,” he said to her. He turned to her sons and asked them, “Can you drink the cup of suffering that I will drink, or endure my purification ceremony?” “We are able!” they answered.

Hebrews 5:2

Since the chief holy man is also a weak human being, he can take pity on those whose understanding is weak and have lost their way.

Romans 7:24

Someone have pity on me, for I am a man trapped in sorrow! Who will set me free from my broken humanity?