Romans 11:17

15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

16 If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

18 do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.

19 You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,
KJV
And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
WEB
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became partaker with them of the root and of the richness of the olive tree,
ASV
But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive, wast grafted in among them, and didst become partaker with them of the root of the fatness of the olive tree;
DARBY
Now if some of the branches have been broken out, and *thou*, being a wild olive tree, hast been grafted in amongst them, and hast become a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree,
BLB
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them and became a fellow partaker of the fatness of the root of the olive tree,
ÅB
Om noen av greinene likevel ble kuttet av, og du som var en vill oljekvist, ble podet inn blant dem og fikk del med dem i oljetreets rot og sevje,
OTB
Hvis noen av grenene ble brutt av, og du, en vill oljeskudd, ble podet inn blant dem og nå deler i den nærende sevjen fra oljeroten,
B1930
Om nu allikevel nogen av grenene blev avbrutt, og du som var en vill oljekvist, blev innpodet iblandt dem og fikk del med dem i oljetreets rot og fedme,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ephesians 2:11–13

    Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—

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  • Ephesians 3:6

    This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

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  • Jeremiah 11:16

    The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.

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  • John 15:2

    He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.

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  • Psalms 52:8

    But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

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  • Matthew 21:43

    Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.

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  • Acts 2:39

    This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

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  • Colossians 2:13

    When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,

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