Our Duty to the Jew
J. Lyth, D.D. Romans 11:17-24 And if some of the branches be broken off, and you, being a wild olive tree, were grafted in among them… I. THE DUTY. 1. Boast not, etc. 2. Despise not. 3. Insult not. 4. But pity and pray for him. II. THE REASONS. Remember — 1. What you were. (1) Wild. (2) Uncultivated. (3) Unfruitful. 2. Your calling. (1) Grafted in. (2) Through grace at his expense. 3. Your privileges; enjoying the blessings of the covenant. 4. Your dependence. (J. Lyth, D.D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; WEB: But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, being a wild olive, were grafted in among them, and became partaker with them of the root and of the richness of the olive tree;