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# the kind actions and the severity of God
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Paul is reminding the Gentile believers that although God may act very kindly toward them, he will not hesitate to judge and punish them.
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# severity came on the Jews who fell ... God's kindness comes on you
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This can be restated to remove the abstract nouns "severity" and "kindness." Alternate translation: "God dealt harshly with the Jews who fell ... God acts kindly toward you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# the Jews who fell
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Here "fell" is a metaphor that means to have done something wrong. Alternate translation: "the Jews who have done wrong" or "the Jews who have refused to trust in Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# if you continue in his kindness
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This can be restated to remove the abstract noun "kindness." Alternate translation: "if you continue doing what is right so that he continues being kind to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# Otherwise you also will be cut off
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Paul again uses the metaphor of a branch, which God can "cut off" if he needs to. Here "cut off" is a metaphor for rejecting someone. You can translate this in an active form. Alternate translation: "Otherwise God will also cut you off" or "Otherwise God will also reject you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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