From c13bac1af83b62a0e2d032faf65a9592c25d2adc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Obiwon Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:10:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'rom/11/16.md' --- rom/11/16.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/rom/11/16.md b/rom/11/16.md index ee065488d5..48d725b0ea 100644 --- a/rom/11/16.md +++ b/rom/11/16.md @@ -1,12 +1,11 @@ # If the firstfruits are holy, so is the lump of dough -Paul is speaking of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Israelites' ancestors, as if they were the first grain or "firstfruits" to be harvested. He is also speaking of the Israelites who are descendants of those men as if they were a "lump of dough" made from the grain. Alternate translation: "If Abraham is counted as the first of what has been offered to God, all of our ancestors who followed should also be counted as God's possession" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"If Abraham is counted as the first of what has been offered to God, all of our ancestors who followed should also be counted as God's possession" # firstfruits -The people always dedicated to God the first crops that they harvested. Here "firstfruits" stands for the first people to believe in Christ. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +The people always dedicated to God the first crops that they harvested. Here "firstfruits" stands for the first people to believe in Christ. # If the root is holy, so are the branches -Paul is speaking of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Israelites' ancestors, as if they were the root of a tree, and the Israelites, who are descendants of those men, as if they were the tree's "branches." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) - +Paul is speaking of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Israelites' ancestors, as if they were the root of a tree, and the Israelites, who are descendants of those men, as if they were the tree's "branches."