²⁶In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit^f himself intercedes for us^g through wordless groans. ²⁷And he who searches our hearts^h knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedesⁱ for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

²⁸And we know that in all things God works for the good^j of those who love him, whoⁱ have been called^k according to his purpose.^l

Read in Logos

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.

Footnotes

iOr that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who

Cross references

fver 15, 16
g Eph 6:18
hSee Rev 2:23
iSee ver 34
j Ge 50:20; Isa 38:17; Jer 29:11
kver 30; Ro 11:29; 1 Co 1:9; Gal 1:6, 15; Eph 4:1, 4; 1 Th 2:12; 2 Ti 1:9; Heb 9:15; 1 Pe 2:9; 2 Pe 1:10
l Eph 1:11; 3:11; Heb 6:17

In other versions

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.

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.

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.

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,

KJV 1900King James Version

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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