Study it in the app“And likewise the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with groanings that cannot be uttered.”
When we don't know what to ask, the Spirit himself intercedes for usThe Holy SpiritWhen we do not know what to pray, the Spirit intercedes for usGod guides
AndδὲlikewiseὩσαύτωςthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαalsoκαὶhelpsσυναντιλαμβάνεταιour weakness;τῇ ἀσθενείᾳ ἡμῶνforγὰρwe do notοὐκknowοἴδαμενwhatτὸ τίwe should pray forπροσευξώμεθαasκαθὸwe ought,δεῖbutἀλλὰthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαhimselfαὐτὸintercedesὑπερεντυγχάνειwith groaningsστεναγμοῖςthat cannot be uttered.ἀλαλήτοις
likewise
Likewise, in the same way.
Where else “Hōsautōs” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appearshelp
Help, take hold together with someone to share a load.
Where else “synantilambanetai” appearsweakness
Lack of strength.
Where else “astheneiai” appearsknow
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidamen” appearspray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxōmetha” appearsas, according as
"As", "according as", "to the degree that".
Where else “katho” appearsmust
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appearsintercede
Intercede, plead on behalf of another.
Where else “hyperentynchanei” appearsgroaning
Groaning, a sigh of pain.
Where else “stenagmois” appearswordless
Wordless, unspoken: what cannot be put into words.
Where else “alalētois” appearsMany manuscripts read “intercedes for us.”
25But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with perseverance.
26 · This verse (above)
27And he who searches the hearts knows what the mindset of the Spirit is, because he intercedes for the saints according to God.
1. What it says
What does Paul say in vv. 38-39 will not be able to separate us from the love of God?
2. What it means
Paul begins by saying there is no condemnation for those in the Messiah Jesus (v. 1). What does that mean to you?
3. How I live it
The Spirit helps us in weakness when we do not know what to ask (v. 26). How do you pray when you cannot find words?
