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Romans 11:16-22

16ForδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487the firstfruitἡ ἀπαρχὴhē aparchēG3588 G536beholyἁγία,hagiaG40,the lumpτὸ φύραμα·to phuramaG3588 G5445isalsoκαὶkaiG2532holy:andκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487the rootἡ ῥίζαhē rhizaG3588 G4491beholyἁγία,hagiaG40,soκαὶkaiG2532arethe branchesοἱ κλάδοι.hoi kladoiG3588 G2798.

17AndδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487someτινεςtinesG5100of the branchesτῶν κλάδωνtōn kladōnG3588 G2798be broken offἐξεκλάσθησαν,exeklasthēsanG1575,andδὲdeG1161thouσὺsuG4771,beingὢνōnG1510a wild olive treeἀγριέλαιοςagrielaiosG65,wert graffedἐνεκεντρίσθηςenekentristhēsG1461inἐνenG1722among themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,andG2532ἐγένου,egenouG1096with them partakestσυγκοινωνὸςsugkoinōnosG4791of the rootτῆς ῥίζηςtēs rhizēsG3588 G4491andG2532fatnessτῆς πιότητοςtēs piotētosG3588 G4096of the olive treeτῆς ἐλαίαςtēs elaiasG3588 G1636;

18BoastκατακαυχῶkatakauchōG2620notμὴmēG3361against the branchesτῶν κλάδων·tōn kladōnG3588 G2798.ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487thou boastκατακαυχᾶσαι,katakauchasaiG2620,thouσὺsuG4771bearestβαστάζειςbastazeisG941notοὐouG3756the rootτὴν ῥίζανtēn rhizanG3588 G4491,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the rootἡ ῥίζαhē rhizaG3588 G4491theeσέ.seG4771.

19Thou wilt sayG2046thenοὖν·ounG3767,The branchesκλάδοιkladoiG3588 G2798were broken offἐξεκλάσθησανexeklasthēsanG1575,thatἵναinaG2443IἐγὼegōG1473might be graffed inἐγκεντρισθῶ.egkentristhōG1461.

20Wellκαλῶς·kalōsG2573;because of unbeliefτῇ ἀπιστίᾳtēa apistiaG3588 G570they were broken offἐξεκλάσθησαν,exeklasthēsanG1575,andδὲdeG1161thouσὺsuG4771standestἕστηκας.hestēkasG2476by faithτῇ πίστειtēa pisteiG3588 G4102.BeG5309notμὴmēG3361highmindedG5309,butἀλλὰallaG235fearφοβοῦ·phobouG5399:

21κατὰkataG2596ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487Godθεὸς τῶνtheos tōnG3588 G2316sparedἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339notοὐκoukG3756theG2798naturalφύσινphusinG5449branchesκλάδωνkladōnG2798, take heedlestG3381heG5339alsoG3761spareφείσεται.¶pheisetaiG5339notG3761theeσοῦsouG4771.

22G3588μὲνmenG3303BeholdG3708thereforeοὖνounG3767the goodnessG5544andκαὶkaiG2532severityἀποτομίανapotomianG663of GodG2316:onἐπὶepiG1909them which fellπεσόνταςpesontasG4098,severityἀποτομία,apotomiaG663;butδὲdeG1161towardἐπὶepiG1909theeσὲseG4771,goodnessG5544,ifἐὰνeanG1437thou continueἐπιμένῃςepimenēsG1961inG3588 G5544hisgoodnessG3588 G5544:otherwiseἐπεὶepeiG1893thouσὺsuG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532shalt be cut offἐκκοπήσῃ.ekkopēsēG1581.

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