Romans 8:26
Romans · New Testament · Chapter 8
“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
What Does Romans 8:26 Mean?
Romans 8:26 is found in the book of Romans, chapter 8, verse 26 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Holy Spirit, and Prayer.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Romans 8:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 10:20“For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.”Ephesians 6:18“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”Galatians 4:6“And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.”Jude 1:20“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,”John 14:16“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;”Ephesians 2:18“For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.”Romans 8:15“For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.”Psalms 6:9“The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.”Hebrews 4:15“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.”James 4:3“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”Romans 8:16“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:”John 4:23“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.”2 Corinthians 12:5“Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.”Romans 15:1“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”Luke 22:44“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”Psalms 10:17“LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:”Zechariah 12:10“And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.”2 Corinthians 5:4“For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.”Psalms 119:81“My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.”Psalms 143:4“Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.”
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