24 Now in this hope(A) we were saved, yet hope(B) that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see,(C) we eagerly wait for it with patience.

26 In the same way the Spirit also joins to help in our weakness, because we do not know what to pray for as we should,(D) but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us[a](E) with unspoken groanings.

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  1. Romans 8:26 Some mss omit for us

24 For in this hope we were saved.(A) But hope that is seen is no hope at all.(B) Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.(C)

26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit(D) himself intercedes for us(E) through wordless groans.

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