Nehemiah 2:10
2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official
heard all this, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek benefit for the Israelites.
Psalms 122:6-9
122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love her prosper!
122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity inside your fortresses!
122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper.
Romans 9:2-3
9:2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
9:3 For I could wish
that I myself were accursed – cut off from Christ – for the sake of my people,
my fellow countrymen,
Romans 10:1
10:1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.