Romans 10:1 (DRB)

Passage

Brethren, the will of my heart, indeed and my prayer to God is for them unto salvation.

Nearby Context

Romans 10:1 Brethren, the will of my heart, indeed and my prayer to God is for them unto salvation.

Romans 10:2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Romans 10:3 For they, not knowing the justice of God and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "heart", "indeed", "prayer", and "salvation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "heart", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For I bear them witness that they...", so "brethren" and "heart" should be read forward into that movement. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "brethren" and "heart" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.