這樣，你會說：「那些樹枝被折下來，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。

这样，你会说：“那些树枝被折下来，就是要我能被接上去。”

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。』

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.”

但如果有些樹枝被折下來，而你這野橄欖枝被接在其上，並且一同有份於那橄欖樹根的豐富養分，

而且，那些被折下來的樹枝如果不再堅持不信，也將被接上，因為神能夠把他們重新接上。要知道，如果你從天然的野橄欖樹上被砍下來，尚且能違反自然、被接在栽培的橄欖樹上，何況那些原生的樹枝，難道不更能接在自己的橄欖樹上嗎？

所以我要問，難道以色列人跌倒了，是要他們敗落嗎？絕對不是！相反，因他們的過犯，救恩就臨到了外邦人，為要激起以色列人的嫉妒之心。既然他們的過犯能使世人富足，他們的失敗能使外邦人富足，更何況他們的全數滿足呢！