Romans 11:17 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 11:17

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,

BSB

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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;

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;

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Commentary

2 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book 5.10.1 (202)

This truth, therefore, [he declares], in order that we may not reject the engrafting of the Spirit while pampering the flesh. "But thou, being a wild olive-tree," he says, "hast been grafted into the good olive-tree, and been made a partaker of the fatness of the olive-tree.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Being a wild olive tree - Had the graft been nobler than the stock, yet its dependance on it for life and nourishment would leave it no room to boast against it. How much less, when, contrary to what is practiced among men, the wild olive tree is engrafted on the good!

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The church of God is an olive-tree, flourishing and fruitful as an olive ( Ps. lii. 6 ), the fruit useful for the honour both of God and man, Judg. ix. Those that are out of the church are as wild olive-trees, not only useless, but what they do produce is sour and unsavoury: Wild by nature,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

If some of the branches - The illustration here is taken from the practice of those who ingraft trees. The useless branches, or those which bear poor fruit, are cut off, and a better kind inserted. “If some of the natural descendants of Abraham, the holy root, are cast off because they are unfruitful, that is, because of unbelief and sin.” And thou - The word “thou” here is used to denote the Gentile, whom Paul was then particularly addressing.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἰ	ei	If	G1487 →
δέ	de	however	G1161 →
τινες	tines	some	G5100 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
κλάδων	kladōn	branches	G2798 →
ἐξεκλάσθησαν,	exeklasthēsan	were broken off,	G1575 →
σὺ	su	you yourself	G4771 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἀγριέλαιος	agrielaios	a wild olive tree	G65 →
ὢν	ōn	being	G1510 →
ἐνεκεντρίσθης	enekentristhēs	you were grafted in	G1461 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
αὐτοῖς	autois	them	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
συγκοινωνὸς	sugkoinōnos	a fellow-partaker	G4791 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
ῥίζης	rhizēs	root	G4491 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
πιότητος	piotētos	fatness	G4096 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
ἐλαίας	elaias	olive tree	G1636 →
ἐγένου,	egenou	you have become,	G1096 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- Matthew 3:10
  The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
- Hebrews 12:10–11
  Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
- Matthew 15:13
  But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
- Revelation 3:19
  Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- John 15:8
  This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
Through
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.
leads to
- Matthew 21:41
  “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
- Matthew 8:11–12
  I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
Through
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.
leads to
- Galatians 3:26–29
  You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans