New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 11:13-24

13But I am speakingλέγωlegōG3004to you who are Gentilesἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484.Inasmuchἐφ᾽ ὅσονeph᾽ hosonG1909 G3745thenοὖνounG3767asI amεἰμιeimiG1510an apostleἀπόστολος,apostolosG652of GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,I magnifyδοξάζω,doxazōG1392my ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248,

14ifεἴeiG1487somehowπωςpōsG4458I mightmoveG3863to jealousyπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863myfellowG4561countrymenG4561andsaveσώσωsōsōG4982someτινὰςtinasG5100of them.

15For ifG1487their rejectionἀποβολὴapobolēG580is thereconciliationκαταλλαγὴkatallagēG2643of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889,whatτίςtisG5101will theiracceptanceπρόσλημψιςproslēmpsisG4356be butlifeζωὴzōēG2222from the deadνεκρῶν;nekrōnG3498?

16IfεἰeiG1487thefirstG536pieceG536of doughis holyἁγία,hagiaG40,the lumpφύραμα·phuramaG5445is alsoG2532;and ifεἰeiG1487the rootῥίζαrhizaG4491is holyἁγία,hagiaG40,the branchesκλάδοι.kladoiG2798are tooG2532.

17But ifεἰeiG1487someτινεςtinesG5100of thebranchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798were brokenG1575offG1575, andyou, beingὢνōnG1510a wildἀγριέλαιοςagrielaiosG65oliveG65,were graftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461in amongἐνenG1722them and becameἐγένου,egenouG1096partakerσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791with them of therichπιότητοςpiotētosG4096rootῥίζηςrhizēsG4491of the oliveἐλαίαςelaiasG1636treeG1636,

18do not be arrogantG2620towardG2620the branchesκλάδων·kladōnG2798;but ifεἰeiG1487you are arrogantG2620, remember thatit is not you who supportsβαστάζειςbastazeisG941the rootῥίζανrhizanG4491,but the rootῥίζαrhizaG4491supports you.

19You will sayG3004thenοὖν·ounG3767, “BranchesκλάδοιkladoiG2798were brokenG1575offG1575soἵναinaG2443that I might be graftedἐγκεντρισθῶ.egkentristhōG1461in.”

20QuiteG2573rightG2573,they were brokenG1575offG1575for their unbeliefἀπιστίᾳapistiaG570, but youstandἕστηκας.hestēkasG2476by your faithπίστειpisteiG4102.Do not be conceitedὑψηλὰ φρόνειhupsēla phroneiG5426 G5308,but fearφοβοῦ·phobouG5399;

21for ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316did not spareἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339the naturalφύσινphusinG5449branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798,He will not spareφείσεται.¶pheisetaiG5339you, eitherοὐδὲoudeG3761.

22BeholdG3708thenοὖνounG3767the kindnessχρηστότηταchrēstotētaG5544and severityἀποτομίανapotomianG663of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;to thoseG3588who fellπεσόνταςpesontasG4098,severityἀποτομία,apotomiaG663,but to you, God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316kindnessχρηστότηςchrēstotēsG5544,ifἐὰνeanG1437you continueἐπιμένῃςepimenēsG1961in His kindnessχρηστότητι·chrēstotētiG5544;otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893you alsoG2532will be cutἐκκοπήσῃ.ekkopēsēG1581offG1581.

23And they alsoG2548,ifἐὰνeanG1437they do not continueἐπιμένωσινepimenōsinG1961in their unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ,apistiaG570,will be graftedἐγκεντρισθήσονται·egkentristhēsontaiG1461in, for GodθεὸςtheosG2316is ableδυνατὸςdunatosG1415to graftἐγκεντρίσαιegkentrisaiG1461them in againπάλινpalinG3825.

24For ifG1437you were cutἐξεκόπηςexekopēsG1581offG1581from whatG65is by natureφύσινphusinG5449a wildἀγριελαίουagrielaiouG65oliveG65treeG65,and were graftedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461contraryπαρὰparaG3844to natureφύσινphusinG5449into a cultivatedG2565oliveG2565treeG2565,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778whoG3588are the naturalφύσινphusinG2596 G5449branchesbe graftedἐγκεντρισθήσονταιegkentristhēsontaiG1461into their ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398oliveἐλαίᾳ;¶elaiaG1636treeG1636?

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