Romans 11:24
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?”
φύσις
growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage
πόσος
how much
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πόσος
How much, how many, how great. Posos. How much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts. If imperfect parents give good gifts imagine what a perfect Father gives.
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οὗτος
these
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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παρά
contrary to
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παρά
From, beside, by the side of. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Total dependence on Jesus is not weakness. It is the only path to fruitfulness.
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ἴδιος
own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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καλλιέλαιος
a cultivated olive tree,
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καλλιέλαιος
a cultivated olive tree, i.e. a domesticated or improved one
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μᾶλλον
more
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μᾶλλον
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
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ἐκκόπτω
were cut off
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ἐκκόπτω
to exscind; figuratively, to frustrate
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ἐλαία
olive tree?
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ἐλαία
an olive (the tree or the fruit)
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ἐγκεντρίζω
were grafted
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ἐγκεντρίζω
to prick in, i.e. ingraft
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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