¹⁷ Now if some of the branches were broken-off ^[a] and you^[b], being a wild-olive-tree, were grafted-in among them and became a co-partner^[c] of the root, of the fatness^[d] of the olive tree, ¹⁸ do not be vaunting^[e] over the branches. But if you vaunt, [remember] you are not carrying the root, but the root you. ¹⁹ You will say then, “Branches were broken off in order that I might be grafted-in”. ²⁰ Well said! They were broken off by their unbelief, and you stand by your faith. Do not be thinking lofty^[f] things, but be fearing^[g]— ²¹ for if God did not spare the branches in accordance with nature, perhaps^[h] neither will He spare you.

They Will Be Re-Grafted If They Believe

²² Therefore behold the kindness and severity of God— severity upon the ones having fallen, but the kindness of God upon you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off. ²³ But those ones also, if they do not continue in unbelief, will be grafted-in. For God is able to graft them in again. ²⁴ For if you were cut off from the wild-olive-tree according to nature and were grafted-in contrary to nature into a cultivated-olive-tree, how much more will these, the ones in accordance with nature, be grafted-in their own olive tree!