en_tn_lite_do_not_use/rom/11/17.md

translationWords

• en:tw:boast
• en:tw:olive

translationNotes

• Paul is speaking to the Gentile believers as though they are one person.
• and you, a wild olive branch - The pronoun "you," and the phrase "a wild olive branch," refer to the Gentile people who have accepted salvation through Jesus. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor, en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)
• were grafted in among them - AT: "were attached to the tree among the remaining branches" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• the rich root of the olive tree - This refers to the promises of God. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• do not boast over the branches - AT: "do not say you are better than the Jewish people God has rejected" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
• it is not you who supports the root, but the root that supports you - AT: "you are blessed because of God; God is not blessed because of you" (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)