Romans 8:26
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 8:26 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 8:26 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit it..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 8:26 — KJV
“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.”
— Romans 8:26 (KJV)
Romans 8:26 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 8:26
“As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. came: Chaldee, came up”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:26: know, should, ought
“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:26: spirit, also, know
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:26: also, know, pray
“Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:26: also, know, pray
“And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:26: know, should, pray
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