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Brothers,Ἀδελφοίmyἐμῆςheart’sτῆς καρδίαςdesireἡ εὐδοκίαandκαὶmyprayerἡ δέησιςtoπρὸςGodτὸν θεὸνforὑπὲρthemαὐτῶνisforεἰςtheirsalvation.σωτηρίαν
Romans 10:1
Study it in the app“Brothers, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for them is for their salvation.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 10:1, word by word
- BrothersἈδελφοίAdelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “Adelphoi” appears- myἐμῆςemēs
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emēs” appears- heart’sκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears- desireεὐδοκίαeudokia
good pleasure, goodwill
Good pleasure, goodwill: what seems good to someone; also a desire.
Where else “eudokia” appears- prayerδέησιςdeēsis
prayer, petition
Prayer, petition: a prayer that asks for something.
Where else “deēsis” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- salvationσωτηρίανsōtērian
salvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērian” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
To study Romans 10 in a group
1. What it says
What questions does Paul ask in vv. 14-15 about how people come to believe?
2. What it means
What does Paul want to show with that chain of questions (calling, believing, hearing, preaching, sending)? (vv. 14-15)
3. How I live it
Who made the good news known to you? How can you share something good with someone this week?