Reference

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.
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For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

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But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

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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.

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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.

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And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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Ongoing Atonement

This verse speaks specifically about the Spirit's intercession for believers due to their inability to pray properly, not about Christ's ongoing priestly ministry or the application of his sacrifice. The "Spirit itself" is the subject of the intercession, not Christ.

Christ as High Priest

The verse explicitly states that "the Spirit itself" makes intercession, not Christ. There is no mention of Jesus, priesthood, sacrifice, or any connection to the Levitical or Melchizedek priesthood in this text.