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Concerning the Jews, consider —

I. WHAT THEY DID.

1. They trusted to their self-righteousness.

2. They sought to establish it

3. They laboured diligently to do this.

II. WHAT THEY DID NOT DO. They did not —

1. Accept God's righteousness.

2. Realise its extent.

3. Bow down to it.

III. THE CAUSE OF THEIR SELF-RIGHTEOUS IGNORANCE, which was —

1. Wilful.

2. Persistent.

3. Destructive.

(J. Burns, D.D.)

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KJV: Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

WEB: Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God is for Israel, that they may be saved.