# 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
Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's emotions or inner being. 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"