of the root of the olive tree,
011:018 beware of glorying over the natural branches. Or if you are
so glorying, do not forget that it is not you who uphold the root:
the root upholds you.
011:019 "Branches have been lopped off," you will say, "for the sake
of my being grafted in."
011:020 This is true; yet it was their unbelief that cut them off,
and you only stand through your faith.
011:021 Do not be puffed up with pride. Tremble rather--for if God did
not spare the natural branches, neither will He spare you.
011:022 Notice therefore God's kindness and God's severity.
On those who have fallen His severity has descended,
but upon you His kindness has come, provided that you do not
cease to respond to that kindness. Otherwise you will be
cut off also.
011:023 Moreover, if they turn from their unbelief, they too will be
grafted in. For God is powerful enough to graft them in again;
011:024 and if you were cut from that which by nature is a wild olive
and contrary to nature were grafted into the good olive tree,
how much more certainly will these natural branches be grafted
on their own olive tree?
011:025 For there is a truth, brethren, not revealed hitherto,
of which I do not wish to leave you in ignorance, for fear you
should attribute superior wisdom to yourselves--the truth,
I mean, that partial blindness has fallen upon Israel until
the great mass of the Gentiles have come in;
011:026 and so all Israel will be saved. As is declared
in Scripture, "From Mount Zion a Deliverer will come:
He will remove all ungodliness from Jacob;
011:027 and this shall be My Covenant with them; when I have taken