Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
Provoke
Bible References
Provoke
Romans 11:11
I say then, did the Jews trip [over Jesus] just so they could fall [away from God]? Certainly not! [There was another reason]: Instead, it was by means of their sin that salvation was made available to the Gentiles, so that the Jews might become jealous of them [i.e., causing them to want what the Gentiles now had].
My
Romans 9:3
For I could wish that I, personally, were cut off from Christ [and lost] for the sake of my brothers, who are my physical relatives,
Philemon 1:12
[Now] I am sending him back to you in person, [as though he were] part of my very self.
Might
1 Corinthians 7:16
How can you know, [Christian] wife, whether or not you will [be able to] convert your husband? Or how can you know, [Christian] husband, whether or not you will [be able to] convert you wife?
1 Timothy 4:16
Pay close attention to yourself and to what you teach [people]. Continue doing these things, for in doing them you will both save yourself and those who listen to you.
James 5:20
that person should know that whoever brings a sinner back from the error of his way will save that soul from [spiritual] death and will cover over a large number of sins [i.e., the many sins of that person will become forgiven].