Romans 8:26

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At the same time the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we don’t know how to pray for what we need. But the Spirit intercedes along with our groans that cannot be expressed in words.

Cross References

Job 37:19

Teach us what we should say to him. We are unable to prepare ⌞a case⌟ because of darkness.

Psalm 10:17

You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O Lord. You encourage them. You pay close attention to them

Psalm 102:20

He heard the groans of the prisoners and set free those who were condemned to death.

Psalm 102:5

I am nothing but skin and bones because of my loud groans.

Psalm 6:3

My soul has been deeply shaken with terror. But you, O Lord, how long … ?

Psalm 6:9

The Lord has heard my plea for mercy. The Lord accepts my prayer.

Psalm 69:3

I am exhausted from crying for help. My throat is hoarse. My eyes are strained ⌞from⌟ looking for my God.

Lamentations 3:56

Listen to my cry ⌞for help⌟. Don’t close your ears when I cry out for relief.

Zechariah 12:10

“I will pour out the Spirit of blessing and mercy on David’s family and on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look at me, whom they have stabbed. Then they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they will cry bitterly for him as one cries for a firstborn son.

Matthew 10:20

Indeed, you’re not the ones who will be speaking. The Spirit of your Father will be speaking through you.

Matthew 20:22

Jesus replied, “You don’t realize what you’re asking. Can you drink the cup that I’m going to drink?” “We can,” they told him.

Luke 22:44

So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

John 14:16

I will ask the Father, and he will give you another helper who will be with you forever.

Romans 15:1

So those of us who have a strong ⌞faith⌟ must be patient with the weaknesses of those whose ⌞faith⌟ is not so strong. We must not think only of ourselves.

Romans 7:24

What a miserable person I am! Who will rescue me from my dying body?

Romans 8:15

You haven’t received the spirit of slaves that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the spirit of God’s adopted children by which we call out, “Abba!  Father!”

2 Corinthians 5:2

In our present tent-like existence we sigh, since we long to put on the house we will have in heaven.

2 Corinthians 5:4

While we are in this tent, we sigh. We feel distressed because we don’t want to take off the tent, but we do want to put on the eternal house. Then ⌞eternal⌟ life will put an end to our mortal existence.

Galatians 4:6

Because you are God’s children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into us to call out, “Abba!  Father!”

Ephesians 2:18

So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.

Ephesians 6:18

Pray in the Spirit  in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. For the same reason be alert. Use every kind of effort and make every kind of request for all of God’s people.

Hebrews 4:15

We have a chief priest who is able to sympathize with our weaknesses. He was tempted in every way that we are, but he didn’t sin.

Hebrews 5:2

The chief priest can be gentle with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, because he also has weaknesses.

James 4:3

When you pray for things, you don’t get them because you want them for the wrong reason—for your own pleasure.