5 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For Israel

And when He drew near, seeing the city He wept over it,

I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, that there is great sorrow to me and incessant grief to my heart. For I would pray, that I myself might be an offering from Christ; in behalf of my brethren, my kindred according to the flesh:

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather together thy children, in the manner in which a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but ye were not willing!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that have been sent unto thee! how frequently did I wish to gather thy children, in the manner in which a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye were not willing!

Brethren, indeed the desire of my heart and my prayer to God in their behalf, is for their salvation.