But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the root and of the richness of the olive tree;
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The Scripture echoesJeremiah 11:16
Israel was Yahweh's green olive tree, beautiful with goodly fruit; Paul pictures the same tree with branches broken off.
“Yahweh called your name, A green olive tree, beautiful with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he has kindled fire on it, and its branches are broken.”
The same threadEphesians 3:6
Grafted in among them: partaker of the root is Paul's image for fellow heir of the same promise.
“that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus through the Good News,”
In contrast toJohn 15:5
A graft lives by the vine or not at all: apart from me you can do nothing.
“I am the vine. You are the branches. He who remains in me, and I in him, the same bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”