Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
Parallel translations
- WEB Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.
- KJV Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
- NKJV Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.
- NASB Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.
- NLT Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.
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Quick answer
Paul declares that his heartfelt desire and prayer is for Israel's salvation. His teaching on election goes hand in hand with earnest evangelistic longing.
Overview
Opening chapter 10, Paul again expresses his deep love for his people, longing and praying that they be saved. This pastoral concern shows that belief in God's sovereignty does not dampen but fuels prayer and mission. Even after speaking of Israel's stumbling, Paul holds out hope and pleads with God on their behalf, modeling compassion for the lost.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- 1 Cor 9:20–22To 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 5:34Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.
- Rom 9:1–3I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
- Jer 17:16But 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.
- Jer 18:20Should 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.
- Exod 32:13Remember 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 that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
- Luke 13:34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
- Exod 32:10Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
- 1 Sam 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
- 1 Sam 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
- 1 Sam 15:35And to the day of his death, Samuel never again visited Saul. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the LORD regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
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