Romans 11:14-16

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¹⁴ so that, if possible, I can make my “flesh” jealous, and save some of them. ¹⁵ If their casting away, you see, means reconciliation for the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead?

The two olive trees

¹⁶ Take another illustration: if the first fruits are holy, so is the whole lump.

And another: if the root is holy, so are the branches.