Romans 8:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Infirmities

For we

Matthew 20:22

Luke 11:1

James 4:3

But

With

General references

Leviticus 2:16

Bible References

Infirmities

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.

For we have not a high priest who is not able to be touched by the feelings of our feeble flesh; but we have one who has been tested in all points as we ourselves are tested, but without sin.

He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble;

For we

But Jesus made answer and said, You have no idea what you are requesting. Are you able to take of the cup which I am about to take?

And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?

You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.

But

For you did not get the spirit of servants again to put you in fear, but the spirit of sons was given to you, by which we say, Abba, Father.

Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.

Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.

And because you are sons, God has sent out the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, saying, Abba, Father.

Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,

But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit,

With

How unhappy am I! who will make me free from the body of this death?

My soul is in bitter trouble; and you, O Lord, how long?

Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.

I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.

I was crying to God with my voice; even to God with my voice, and he gave ear to me.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

For in this we are crying in weariness, greatly desiring to be clothed with our house from heaven:

And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.

General references

And part of the meal of the offering and part of the oil and all the perfume is to be burned for a sign by the priest: it is an offering made by fire to the Lord.