Romans 11:24
“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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree,.... As the apostle argues the possibility of bringing the Jews into a Gospel…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For if thou - If you who are Gentiles. Wert cut out of - Or, if thou wert of the cutting of the wild olive-tree. Which…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The olive tree, which is wild by nature - Which is κατα φυσιν, naturally, wild and barren; for that the wild olive bore…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Romans 11:1-32
The apostle proposes here a plausible objection, which might be urged against the divine conduct in casting off the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For if thou, &c. Cp. on this verse notes on Rom 11:17.
how much more i.e. "how much more easily to our conception." As a…