Romans 10:18-19

Romans 10:18-19. But I say, Have they not heard? Yes, verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. But I say, Did not Israel know?

These Jews for whom Paul prayed, - these people who were so zealous in seeking to establish their own righteousness, - did not they know God’s way of salvation? Did not they know Jesus of Nazareth, the divinely-appointed Saviour? Yes, they did; but they refused to believe on him, they would not walk in God’s way of salvation.