5 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For Israel

And as he drew near, beholding the city, he wept over it,

I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, (my conscience also bearing witness to me in the Holy Ghost,) that great is my sorrow and unceasing the anguish in my heart. For could I myself wish that an anathema should be from Christ upon my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh?

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killest the prophets, and stonest those who were sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to me, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not?

O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and stonest those who are sent unto thee; how often would I have collected thy children unto me, just as a hen gathereth her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

BRETHREN, the kind wish of my heart indeed, and the prayer which I offer to God for Israel, is for their salvation.