In his letter to the Romans, Paul explained how the unbelieving natural Jews were like branches of a symbolic olive tree that were lopped off so that “wild ” Gentile“ branches ” could be grafted in.
Dalam suratnya kepada orang Roma, Paulus menjelaskan bagaimana orang Yahudi jasmani yang bukan orang percaya disamakan dengan cabang - cabang pohon zaitun simbolis yang dipotong sehingga ’ cabang - cabang liar ’, yakni orang non - Yahudi, dapat dicangkokkan.