This word is generally used to mean the utterances of a soul in bondage to sin, or to the law (Rom. 7); of one, therefore, who has not simply believed the gospel of his salvation (although he may hope his sins will be pardoned), and who is not indwelt by the Spirit of God (Eph. 1:13), so as to cry, “Abba Father” (Rom. 8:15) Tue word, however, is also used in Scripture of the utterance of the Spirit of God, when we often cannot find words to express in prayer what weighs on our hearts (Rom. 8:26). It is also used in the same chapter of the believer, who groans in sympathy with the whole creation, waiting for the coming of the Lord (see also 2 Cor. 5:2). The word translated “groaned” in John 11:33 is another word altogether.