Romans 11:24

For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

Cross-references

Romans 11:17 introduces the olive tree metaphor; 11:24 develops it by contrasting wild and natural grafting.

Romans 11:18 warns against arrogance; 11:24 provides the theological reason—if God grafted Gentiles contrary to nature, He can restore natural branches.

In Romans 11:19, the objection that branches were broken off for Gentiles to be grafted in sets up Paul's response — grafting contrary to nature.

Romans 11:30 explains the reversal of disobedience and mercy for Gentiles, which underlies the logic of grafting natural branches back.