²⁶Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for ^ewe know not what we should pray for as we ought: but ^fthe Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. ²⁷And ^ghe that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is ^hthe mind of the Spirit, ^||because ⁱhe maketh intercession for the saints ^jaccording to the will of God. ²⁸And we know that ^kall things work together ^lfor good to them that love God, to them ^mwho are the called according to his ⁿpurpose. ²⁹For whom he did ^oforeknow, he also did ^ppredestinate to be ^qconformed to ^rthe image of his Son, that he might be ^sthe firstborn among many ^tbrethren. ³⁰Moreover whom he did ^ppredestinate, them he also ^ucalled: and whom he called, them he also ^xjustified: and whom he justified, them he also ^yglorified.

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Romans 8:26: Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

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fComp. Zech. 12:10. Eph. 6:18. See John 14:16.
gSee 1 Sam. 16:7. & 1 Chr. 28:9. So Acts 1:24. 1 Thess. 2:4.
hver. 6 marg.
||Or, that.
iver. 34.
jSo 1 John 5:14. See 2 Cor. 7:9. marg.
kSo ver. 32. 1 Cor. 3:21. 2 Cor. 4:15. Comp. Ecclus. 39:27.
lSo Ezra 8:22.
m Jude 1. So ver. 30. See ch. 1:6.
nch. 9:11. Eph. 1:11. & 3:11. 2 Tim. 1:9. See Acts 27:13.
och. 11:2. So 2 Tim 2:19. 1 Pet. 1:2.
pver. 30. Eph. 1:5, 11. So ch. 9:23.
q Phil. 3:21. So 2 Cor. 3:18. 1 John 3:2.
r 1 Cor. 15:49. 2 Cor. 3:18. Col. 3:10. See Gen. 1:26.
tSee Matt. 28:10.
pver. 30. Eph. 1:5, 11. So ch. 9:23.
uch. 9:24. 1 Cor. 1:9. & 7:15. Gal. 1:6, 15. & 5:8. Eph. 4:4. Heb. 9:15. 1 Pet. 2:9, 21. See ver. 28.
y John 17:22. Comp. ver. 34 with Eph. 2:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the same way the Spirit also helps us in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; and those he called, he also justified; and those he justified, he also glorified.

NLTNew Living Translation

And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And likewise also, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as one ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with unexpressed groanings. And the one who searches our hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit is, because he intercedes on behalf of the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose, because those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, so that he should be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined, these he also called, and those whom he called, these he also justified, and those whom he justified, these he also glorified.