15. If Israel’s rejection means that the world has been brought back to God, what does Israel’s acceptance mean? It means that Israel has come back to life.
16. If the first handful of dough is holy, the whole batch of dough is holy. If the root is holy, the branches are holy.
17. But some of the olive branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive branch, have been grafted in their place. You get your nourishment from the roots of the olive tree.
18. So don’t brag about being better than the other branches. If you brag, remember that you don’t support the root, the root supports you.