Romans 8:26

King James Version (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.

Translations

Romans 8:26 - Amplified Bible

So too the [Holy] Spirit comes to our aid {and} bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer {nor} how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication {and} pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings {and} groanings too deep for utterance.

Romans 8:26 - American Standard Version

And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;

Romans 8:26 - Bible in Basic English

And in the same way the Spirit is a help to our feeble hearts: for we are not able to make prayer to God in the right way; but the Spirit puts our desires into words which are not in our power to say;

Romans 8:26 - Darby Bible

And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Romans 8:26 - English 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.

Romans 8:26 - King 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.

Romans 8:26 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y de la misma manera, también el Espìritu nos ayuda en nuestra debilidad; porque no sabemos orar como debiéramos, pero el Espìritu mismo intercede por nosotros con gemidos indecibles;

Romans 8:26 - The Message

Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.

Romans 8:26 - New American Standard Bible

In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for {us} with groanings too deep for words;

Romans 8:26 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

De la misma manera, también el Espìritu nos ayuda en nuestra debilidad. No sabemos orar como debiéramos, pero el Espìritu mismo intercede por nosotros con gemidos indecibles.

Romans 8:26 - World English Bible

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don`t know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can`t be uttered.

Romans 8:26 - Young's Living Translation

And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth [us], we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

Romans 8:26 - Additional Comments

What can be more comforting to know than that the Holy Spirit is praying for us. And his prayers always align with the will of God (vs 27).
Note something very significant here - the Holy Spirit prays without words. We can do the same! We don't have to voice our prayers, nor carefully form them into the best wordings. We can merely give God our thoughts, our desire, even without words!
Along with the Spirit, Christ is also interceding for us (vs 34).

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