Romans 10:1 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Romans 10:1 Brethren, mine hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saued.

Romans 10:2 For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.

Romans 10:3 For they, being ignorant of the righteousnes of God, and going about to stablish their owne righteousnes, haue not submitted themselues to the righteousnes of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "mine", "hearts", "desire", "prayer", "israel", "might", and "saued". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "mine", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For I beare them record that they...", so "brethren" and "mine" 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 "mine" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.