KJV King James Version
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 10:1
Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
WEB World English Bible
Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
ASV American Standard Version
Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that is to God for Israel, is—for salvation;
Surrounding context — Romans 10
1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
Ἀδελφοί,G80 · adelphosbrotherἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoμὲνG3303 · menon the other handεὐδοκίαG2107 · eudokiagoodwillτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐμῆςG1473 · egōI/weκαρδίαςG2588 · kardiaheartκαὶG2532 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoδέησιςG1162 · deēsispetitionπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸνG2316 · theosGodὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardσωτηρίαν.G4991 · sōtēriasalvation
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 9:20-22And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;John 5:34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.Romans 9:1-3I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,Exodus 32:13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.Jeremiah 17:16As for me, I have not hastened from [being] a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was [right] before thee.Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, [and] to turn away thy wrath from them.Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!1 Samuel 12:23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:Exodus 32:10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.1 Samuel 15:35And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.1 Samuel 15:11It repenteth me that I have set up Saul [to be] king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
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