¹⁶ And if the ^(A)first piece of dough is holy, the lump is also; and if the root is holy, the branches are too.

¹⁷ But if some of the ^(B)branches were broken off, and ^(C)you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them and became a partaker with them of the ^[a]rich root of the olive tree, ¹⁸ do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast against them, remember that ^(D)it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you. ^19 (E)You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” ²⁰ Quite right! They were broken off for their unbelief, but you ^(F)stand by your faith. ^(G)Do not be haughty, but fear, ²¹ for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either. ²² Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s ^(H)kindness, ^(I)if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also ^(J)will be cut off. ²³ And they also, ^(K)if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. ²⁴ For if you were cut off from what is by nature a wild olive tree, and were grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these who are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree?