Amen. Not everyone understands Intersession...but that is what it is.
The Holy Spirit praying/groaning through you.
I understand that other Bible versions would change the meaning of His words from the way the KJV has it, but it is a wrong translation and a lie that it is giving in that Bible version.
Since no lie can be of the truth, then scripture cannot go against scripture. To test this; compare KJV with the NIV of John 16:13 & Romans 8:26-27.
John 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:
for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
KJV
Now if you doubt what John 16:13 says above in how the Holy Spirit can ONLY speak what He hears... see the NIV.
John 16:13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth.
He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
NIV
I did not need the NIV to get the meaning of His words in John 16:13 in the KJV, but maybe you do. Anyway.. the truth is the Holy Spirit CANNOT speak for Himself and that means uttering His own intercessions. In Romans 8:26-27, the KJV maintains that truth whereas the NIV does not.
Romans 8:26 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.27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit,
because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
KJV
The phrase "groanings which cannot be uttered" means literally no sound at all in keeping with the truth in John 16:13 in the KJV.
But the NIV does not keep Romans 8:26-27 with the truth in John 16:13.
Romans 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us
through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit,
because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
So I understand why you and Truth would be led astray by errant modern Bible version in suggesting otherwise as if Jesus did not really say that in John 16:13 or meant that at all, but if we continue reading, we can see anther error; a grammatical error.
Ask yourself how can the "he" that searches our hearts and knows the mind of the Spirit... be the Spirit? That is a grammatical error if there ever was one. We can know that the "he" is referring to the Son, Jesus Christ, as the Word of God that searches our hearts as confirmed in Hebrews 4:12-16.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and
is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
As for according to the will of God, only Jesus is at that throne of grace to give the Father our intercessions, the Spirit's unspoken intercessions, and the Son's own intercessions to the Father so that whenever the Father says "yes" to any of those intercessions, the Son answers the prayer.
John 14:6 J
esus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.....13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name,
that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
That is why the Holy Spirit cannot give His own unspoken intercessions for us to the Father Himself because Jesus is the only Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus at that throne of grace as He alone has to give all intercessions to the Father because it is the Son that answers prayers so that the Father may be glorified in the Son for answers to prayers and receive genuine thanks in Jesus's name.
That is why God wants us to pray; He does not need the Holy Spirit to use tongues to give His unspoken intercessions for us because this blessing is to
ALL believers for why the Father knows before we ask anything in prayer, thanks to Jesus Christ, our only Mediator between God and men.
