你会说，那些枝子被折下来是为了使我接上去。

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。』

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.”

若有几根枝子被折下来，你这野橄榄枝接上去，同享橄榄根的肥汁，

而且，他们若不是长久不信，仍要被接上，因为上帝能够重新把他们接上去。你是从那天生的野橄榄上砍下来的，尚且违反自然地接在好橄榄上，何况这些原来的枝子岂不更要接在原树上吗？

那么，我再问，他们失足是要他们跌倒吗？绝对不是！因他们的过犯，救恩反而临到外邦人，要激起他们嫉妒的心。如果他们的过犯成为世界的富足，他们的缺乏成为外邦人的富足，更何况他们全数得救呢？