Romans 10:1 “Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is fo…”

Romans 10:1

Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

World English Bible

Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.

American Standard Version

Brethren, my heart’s desire and my supplication to God is for them, that they may be saved.

Geneva Bible 1599

Brethren, mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.

Darby Translation

Brethren, the delight of my own heart and my supplication which [I address] to God for them is for salvation.

Young's Literal Translation

Brethren, the pleasure indeed of my heart, and my supplication that [is] to God for Israel, is — for salvation;

Bible in Basic English

Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.

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Cross references

“my heart's”

1 Corinthians 9:20–22 John 5:34 Romans 9:1–3 Exodus 32:13 Jeremiah 17:16 Jeremiah 18:20

1 Corinthians 9:20–22 · BSB

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

John 5:34 · BSB

Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

Romans 9:1–3 · BSB

I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

Exodus 32:13 · BSB

Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land…

Jeremiah 17:16 · BSB

But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.

Jeremiah 18:20 · BSB

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.

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