Romans 11:17
“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;”
Romans 11:17 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- 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;
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And if some of the branches be broken, and thou, being a wild olive, art ingrafted in them, and art made partaker of the root, and of the fatness of the olive tree,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- 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;
- DARBYDarby
- 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,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- 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;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And if certain of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast graffed in among them, and a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree didst become ;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- If some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root,
Context: Romans 11
15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?
16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17And 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;
18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
About Romans 11: Israel's Rejection and the Gentiles' Acceptance
Paul teaches that the rejection of some of the Israelites does not mean that God has rejected them as a whole, and that Gentiles are included in the plan of salvation.
Commentary
Romans 11 is a chapter that speaks to the importance of God's faithfulness and His plan for the salvation of all mankind. Paul begins by reminding the readers of the importance of the Jews in God's plan of salvation. He explains that although the majority of the Jews have rejected Jesus as the Messiah, God has not abandoned them. He has kept a remnant of faithful Jews who will be saved. Paul then goes on to explain that the Gentiles have been grafted into the tree of salvation, and that they too will be saved if they remain faithful to God.