这样，你会说：“那些树枝被折下来，就是要我能被接上去。”

你若说，那枝子被折下来是特为叫我接上。

你会说，那些枝子被折下来是为了使我接上去。

你会说，那些枝子被折下来是为了使我接上去。

你也许会说：“原来的枝子被折下来，是为了把我接上去。”

那么你会说，那些树枝被折下来，就是要把我接上去。

你若說，那枝子被折下來是特為叫我接上。

你會說，那些枝子被折下來是為了使我接上去。

你會說，那些枝子被折下來是為了使我接上去。

你也許會說：「原來的枝子被折下來，是為了把我接上去。」

那麼你會說，那些樹枝被折下來，就是要把我接上去。

你這就必說：『枝子被折下來，特地為要讓我接上啊。』

這樣，你會說：「那些樹枝被折下來，就是要我能被接上去。」

爾將云、枝見折矣、俾我得接焉、

若曰、枝見折矣、余得而接之、

爾若曰、彼枝見折、即為使我得接、是也、

爾將曰、彼枝之被折、正為接吾耳。

You will say then,“ Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”

You will say,“ Some branches were broken off so that I could be joined to the tree.”

Then you will say,“ Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”

“ Well,” you may say,“ those branches were broken off to make room for me.”

Then you will say,“ Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”

You will say then,“ Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”

You will say then,“ Branches were broken off that I might be grafted in.”

Thou wilt say then, Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

Then you will say,“ Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.”

Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.

Then you will say,“ The branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”

You will say then,“ Branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.”

但如果有些树枝被折下来，而你这野橄榄枝被接在其上，并且一同有份于那橄榄树根的丰富养分，

而且，那些被折下来的树枝如果不再坚持不信，也将被接上，因为神能够把他们重新接上。要知道，如果你从天然的野橄榄树上被砍下来，尚且能违反自然、被接在栽培的橄榄树上，何况那些原生的树枝，难道不更能接在自己的橄榄树上吗？

所以我要问，难道以色列人跌倒了，是要他们败落吗？绝对不是！相反，因他们的过犯，救恩就临到了外邦人，为要激起以色列人的嫉妒之心。既然他们的过犯能使世人富足，他们的失败能使外邦人富足，更何况他们的全数满足呢！