你也許會說：「原來的枝子被折下來，是為了把我接上去。」

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。

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。

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.”

如果橄欖樹上有幾條枝子被折了下來，你這野橄欖枝被接了上去，得以汲取橄欖樹根供應的汁漿，你就不可向折下來的枝子誇口。

當然，如果以色列人不再頑固不信，必會重新被接上去，因為上帝能把他們重新接上。你這從野生的橄欖樹上砍下來的枝子，尚且可以違反自然，被接到好橄欖樹上，何況原來的枝子被接回到原來的樹上呢？

那麼，以色列人一失足就再也爬不起來了嗎？當然不是！恰好相反，因他們的過犯，救恩臨到了外族人，使他們心生嫉妒。如果他們的過犯給世界帶來了富足，他們的失敗給外族人帶來了富足，那麼，他們發憤回頭的時候豈不要帶來更大的祝福嗎？