Study it in the app“See, then, the kindness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but on you, the kindness of God, if you remain in his kindness; otherwise you too will be cut off.”
See,ἴδεthen,οὖνthe kindnessχρηστότηταandκαὶseverityἀποτομίανof God:θεοῦonἐπὶthose who fell,τοὺς πεσόνταςseverity;ἀποτομίαbutδὲonἐπὶyou,σὲthe kindnessχρηστότηςof God,θεοῦifἐὰνyou remainἐπιμένῃςin his kindness;τῇ χρηστότητιotherwiseἐπεὶyou tooκαὶ σὺwill be cut off.ἐκκοπήσῃ
look
Look! See!
Where else “ide” appearskindness
A kind and generous heart, like God's.
Where else “chrēstotēta” appearsseverity
Severity, sharpness, a cutting off.
Where else “apotomian” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsfail
To collapse, fail.
Where else “pesontas” appearspersevere
To keep on in something without giving up.
Where else “epimenēis” appearscut down
To fell something, like a tree.
Where else “ekkopēsēi” appears21for if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you.
22 · This verse (above)
23And they too, if they do not remain in unbelief, will be grafted in; for God is able to graft them in again.
1. What it says
What image of the olive tree does Paul use, and what happens to the branches? (vv. 17-24)
2. What it means
Why does Paul warn the grafted-in branches not to boast? (vv. 18-21)
3. How I live it
Paul calls for humility and gratitude. What have you received that you did not earn, and how can you give thanks today?
