Romans 8:26

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;
American Standard Version

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  1. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers and Promises cites Romans 8:26

    …The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” Chapter 1 — Charles Spurgeon Romans 8:26 — “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to …

  2. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    Praying, Returning Thanks, Worshipping in the Holy Spirit cites Romans 8:26

    …we should pray for. He helps our infirmity in this matter of prayer, as in other matters (Romans 8:26). He teaches us to pray. True prayer is prayer in the Spirit ( i.e. , the prayer that the…

  3. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit as Revealed in His Names cites Romans 8:26-27

    …anings which cannot be uttered and to lead us out in prayer according to the will of God (Romans 8:26-27). The secret of all true and effective praying is knowing the Holy Spirit as “the Spirit …

  4. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The Spirit is the only author of this work cites Rom. viii. 26

    …r,” 2 Thess. i. 11, Col. ii. 12; he causes us to pray, and is a “Spirit of supplication,” Rom. viii. 26, Zech. xii 10; and yet we are exhorted, and are to be exhorted, to all these. [2.] He dot…

  5. Prayer – The Pulse of Life · Hannah Buyinza

    Importance of Prayer cites Romans 8:26

    …ho is a Spirit. 4. When we pray, the Holy Spirit also gives us instructions and guidance. Romans 8:26 says, “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for …

  6. The Ministry of Intercession · Andrew Murray

    The Spirit of Supplication cites Rom. viii. 26

    … the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to God.”—Rom. viii. 26, 27. “With all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching…

  7. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Act faith on Christ for the killing of thy sin cites Rom. viii. 26

    …ed,” Zech. xii. 10, enabling them “to pray with sighs and groans that cannot be uttered,” Rom. viii. 26. This is confessed to be the great medium or way of faith’s prevailing with God. Thus Pau…

  8. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Rom. 8:26

    …e things which He discovers. Such words could only be spoken of a person. (2) Now turn to Rom. 8:26 "And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as…

  9. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Self-Examination and Confession cites Rom. viii. 26

    …ut the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us, with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Rom. viii. 26, 27). We must second the designs of God, which are to strip the soul of its own works, to…

  10. Prayer – The Pulse of Life · Hannah Buyinza

    Cultivating the Spirit of Prayer cites Romans 8:26

    …as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” Romans 8:26 The spirit of prayer is the Holy Spirit, and He is the one who intercedes on our behalf. …

  11. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    E. M. Bounds — The Apostle of Prayer cites Romans 8:26

    … we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans” (Romans 8:26, NIV). He taught that one of the Spirit’s primary ministries was to transform the pray-er…

  12. Prayer – The Pulse of Life · Hannah Buyinza

    Prevailing in Prayer cites Romans 8:26

    …as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” Romans 8:26. Without the Holy Spirit, one cannot prevail in prayer because nothing, or so little can …

  13. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    John Praying Hyde — The Apostle of Prayer in India cites Romans 8:26

    …e Spirit’s own groaning — “the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans” (Romans 8:26, NIV) — was not merely a theological comfort to Hyde; it was the experiential reality of …

  14. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Rees Howells (1879 – 1950) cites Romans 8:26

    … gap before Me on b ehalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.” Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, …

  15. The Reality of Prayer · E. M. Bounds

    The Holy Spirit Our Helper in Prayer cites Romans 8:26

    …nder the inspiration, law and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Turn to and read this passage: Romans 8:26—“Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray fo…

  16. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    A. R. Torrey (1856 – 1928) cites Romans 8:26

    …y Scriptures James 5:16 — “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, …

  17. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

    The Source of Power in Prayer cites Romans 8:26

    … we ought;" but "the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words." Romans 8:26. We often hear about the work of God the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost in working…

  18. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Timothy Keller (1950 – 2023) cites Romans 8:26

    …hich surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, …

  19. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Conclusion cites Romans 8:26

    …within us “helps our weakness” and “intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words” (Romans 8:26). When we pray, we are not speaking into an empty sky. We are speaking to the Creator and…

  20. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Personality of the Holy Spirit cites Romans 8:26

    …s 8:16) The Holy Spirit is also represented in the Scripture as one who prays. We read in Romans 8:26, “Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as w…

  21. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Andrew Murray (1828 – 1917) cites Romans 8:26

    …de in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” Romans 8:26 — “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, …

  22. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Charles Spurgeon — The Prince of Preachers Who Prayed cites Romans 8:26

    …lves. Paul’s promise that “the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans” (Romans 8:26, NIV) was not, for Spurgeon, a theological footnote but a practical lifeline — especially…

  23. Men Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Andrew Murray — The Shepherd Who Taught the Church to Pray cites Romans 8:26

    …el. Paul’s assurance that “the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans” (Romans 8:26, NIV) meant, for Murray, that the deepest intercession was not the product of the believe…

  24. Men of Prayer · Ochorus Originals

    Watchman Nee (1903 – 1972) cites Romans 8:26 – 27

    …en; the enemy was defeated. Believing prayer had brought a great victory.” Key Scriptures Romans 8:26 – 27 — “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For w e do not know what to pray for as we ought,…

  25. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spring in the Heart cites Romans 8:26

    …itual life. These “groanings that cannot be uttered” are part of “the springing thereof” (Romans 8:26). There will also appear a love for the means of grace and for God’s house. The Bible, lo…

  26. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.6 Prayer cites Rom 8: 26

    …or those things which God puts into our heart. The Spirit helps us with sighs and groans. Rom 8: 26. Both the expressions of the tongue, and the impressions of the heart, so far as they are…

  27. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    The Resurrection of Lazarus cites Rom. 8:26

    …ession for the saints, with ajlalhvtoi” stenagmoi'", “groanings that cannot be uttered.” [Rom. 8:26] Methinks I see the immaculate Lamb of God, secretly, but powerfully agonizing with his F…

  28. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Grace is mingled with Corruption cites Rom. viii. 26

    … know not what to pray, but the Spirit makes request with sighs that cannot be expressed, Rom. viii. 26. Broken hearts can yield but broken prayers. When David was before the king of Gath, 1 Sa…

  29. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Set upon Duties notwithstanding Weaknesses cites Rom. viii. 26

    …s we ought), but the Spirit helpeth our infirmities, with inexpressible sighs and groans, Rom. viii. 26, which are not hid from God. My groanings are not hid from thee, Psalm xxxviii. 9. God ca…

  30. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    The case of Indisposition resolved, and Discouragements cites Rom. viii. 26

    …ouragements come from the Spirit, he helps our infirmities, and by office is a Comforter, Rom. viii. 26. If he convinceth of sin, and so humbleth us, it is that he may make way to shew his offi…

  31. Godliness · Catherine Booth

    Conditions of Effectual Prayer cites Romans 8:26-27

    …f the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." Romans 8:26-27 I have not taken the texts in the order in which they stand, but in the order in which th…

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