Bible Verse Lookup
Romans 8:26-27
Chapter 8
26
Similarly, the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but that very Spirit intercedes for us without words, as if with groans.
27
And he, who sees inner secrets, knows the desires of the Spirit, for he asks the holy ones what is pleasing to God.
Commentaries
Hope of Glory.
Paul begins by speaking of the glory of those who suffer with Christ, which will be revealed in us (18). He then places all “humanity” and all ‘creation’ within this “horizon of hope,” since both translations of the Greek term used are possible and even complementary. This grand vision of the Apostle will likely resonate more with our generation than with those before. The Apostle considers humanity and creation on the journey to salvation—already achieved in Christ, but not yet complete—with an expectant gaze toward that future of liberation that is already present in hope: “the whole of humanity is groaning in the pains of childbirth” (22).