你也许会说：“原来的枝子被折下来，是为了把我接上去。”

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。

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。』

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.”

如果橄榄树上有几条枝子被折了下来，你这野橄榄枝被接了上去，得以汲取橄榄树根供应的汁浆，你就不可向折下来的枝子夸口。

当然，如果以色列人不再顽固不信，必会重新被接上去，因为上帝能把他们重新接上。你这从野生的橄榄树上砍下来的枝子，尚且可以违反自然，被接到好橄榄树上，何况原来的枝子被接回到原来的树上呢？

那么，以色列人一失足就再也爬不起来了吗？当然不是！恰好相反，因他们的过犯，救恩临到了外族人，使他们心生嫉妒。如果他们的过犯给世界带来了富足，他们的失败给外族人带来了富足，那么，他们发愤回头的时候岂不要带来更大的祝福吗？