Romans 11:23

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And these Jews also will be grafted [back] in [to the olive tree] if they do not continue in their lack of faith [in Christ], because God is able to graft them back in again.

Cross References

Matthew 23:39

For I tell you, you will not see me from now on until [the time when] you will be saying, ‘Praise the one who is coming in the name of the Lord!’”

Romans 11:17

But some of the branches [of a cultivated olive tree] were broken off [i.e., God’s rejection of the Jews] and you [Gentiles], representing a wild olive tree [branch], were grafted into it. So then, you [Gentiles] were able to benefit from the roots and sap of the olive tree, along with the Jews.

Romans 11:24

For you [Gentiles] were cut off from a natural wild olive tree and [then], contrary to the natural process, were grafted into a cultivated olive tree. [Since that has happened], how much more likely is it for these [Jews], who are the natural branches, to be grafted [back] into their own olive tree [again]?

2 Corinthians 3:16

But whenever a person [i.e., a Jew] turns to the Lord, the veil is removed [i.e., so they can understand the meaning of God’s promises to them through Christ].

Hebrews 3:19

And [so] we see that they were not able to enter [a state of rest with God] because of [their] unbelief.