en_tn/rom/10/01.md

# Connecting Statement:

Paul continues stating his desire for Israel to believe but emphasizes that both those who are Jews as well as everyone else can only be saved by faith in Jesus.

# Brothers

Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.

# my heart's desire

"Heart's" here is a metonym for his entire self. AT: "my greatest desire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]).

# is for them, for their salvation

"is that God will save the Jews"

# I testify about them

"I declare truthfully about them"

# For they do not know of God's righteousness

Here "righteousness refers to the way God puts people right with himself. You can make this explicit in the translation. AT: "For they do not know how God puts people right with himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# They did not submit to the righteousness of God

"They did not accept God's way of putting people right with himself"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/save]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/testimony]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/zealous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]