Romans 11:17

Romans 11:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
• New International Version (NIV)If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them, and with them became a partaker of the root and fatness of the olive tree,

Context of Romans 11:17

15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 16For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy : and if the root is holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wast grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 18Boast not against the branches. But if thou boastest, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

Romans 11:17 word by word

εἰ δέ τινες τῶν κλάδων ἐξεκλάσθησαν, σὺ δὲ ἀγριέλαιος ὢν ἐνεκεντρίσθης ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ συγκοινωνὸς τῆς ῥίζης τῆς πιότητος τῆς ἐλαίας ἐγένου,Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• someεἴ τιςei tis · if anyG1536
• branchesκλάδοςklados · branchG2798
• offἐκκλάωekklaō · to break offG1575
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• beingὤνōn ousa on · beingG5607
• treeἀγριέλαιοςagrielaios · wild olive treeG65
• inἐγκεντρίζωegkentrizō · to ingraftG1461
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• withσυγκοινωνόςsugkoinōnos · sharerG4791
• themγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
• fatnessπιότηςpiotēs · richnessG4096
• treeἐλαίαelaia · olive treeG1636

Cross-references for Romans 11:17

• Psalms 80:11She sent out her boughs to the sea, and her branches to the river.
• Isaiah 6:13But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance of it.
• Isaiah 27:11When its boughs are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them no favour.
• Jeremiah 11:16The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
• Ezekiel 15:6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
• Matthew 8:11And I say to you, That many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 21:43Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits of it.
• John 15:6If a man abideth not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
• Acts 2:39For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
• Galatians 2:15We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
• Ephesians 2:11Therefore remember, that yebeing in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
• Ephesians 3:6That the Gentiles should be joint-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
• Colossians 2:13And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he made alive together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
• Deuteronomy 8:8A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil, and honey;
• Judges 9:8The trees went forth once to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
• Psalms 52:8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.

Commentaries on Romans 11:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And if some of the branches, etc. - If the present nation of the Jews, because of their unbelief, are cut off from the blessings of the Church of God, and the high honor and dignity of being his peculiar people; and thou, being a wild olive - ye Gentiles, being without the knowledge of the true God, and consequently bringing forth no fruits of righteousness, wert grafted in among them - are now inserted in the original stock, having been made partakers of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17If some of the branches - The illustration here is taken from the practice of those who ingraft trees. The useless branches, or those which bear poor fruit, are cut off, and a better kind inserted. “If some of the natural descendants of Abraham, the holy root, are cast off because they are unfruitful, that is, because of unbelief and sin.” And thou - The word “thou” here is used to denote the Gentile, whom Paul was then particularly addressing. Being a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 The gospel is the greatest riches of every place where it is. As therefore the righteous rejection of the unbelieving Jews, was the occasion of so large a multitude of the Gentiles being reconciled to God, and at peace with him; the future receiving of the Jews into the church would be such a change, as would resemble a general resurrection of the dead in sin to a life of righteousness. Abraham was as the root of the church. The Jews…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-24In Paul’s extended metaphor, God’s special olive tree represents the people of God. This image would have been familiar to his readers. The olive tree was the most common fruit tree in the Mediterranean region. It was also already used as a symbol for Israel in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 11:16; Hosea 14:5–6). Paul describes non-Jewish (gentile) Christians as branches from a wild olive tree because they were not originally part of God's people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. And if--rather, "But if"; that is, "If notwithstanding this consecration of Abraham's race to God. some of the branches--The mass of the unbelieving and rejected Israelites are here called "some," not, as before, to meet Jewish prejudice (see on Ro 3:3, and on "not all" in Ro 10:16), but with the opposite view of checking Gentile pride. and thou, being a wild olive, wert--"wast" grafted in among them--Though it is more usual to graft the superior…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 11:17

• Boasting
• Branch
• Fellowship
• Gentiles
• Grafting
• Olive
• Pride
• Reprobacy
• Salvation

In the dictionaries

• Olive Tree
• Cast
• Conclude
• Dark
• Depth
• Election
• Emulation
• Grace
• Graft
• Judgment

Commentaries on Romans 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings