Romans 11:18

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Summary

Romans 11:18

Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

Boast not

1 Corinthians 10:12

Thou bearest

Ephesians 2:19

General references

Romans 11:24

Bible References

Boast not

Truly, because they had no faith they were broken off, and you have your place by reason of your faith. Do not be lifted up in pride, but have fear;

What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

And the king of Israel said in answer, Say to him, The time for loud talk is not when a man is putting on his arms, but when he is taking them off.

Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.

But Peter made answer and said to him, Though all may be turned away from you, I will never be turned away.

And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:

So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.

Thou bearest

For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

This is what the Lord of armies has said: It will again come about that when peoples and those living in great towns come,

And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and yours is the heritage by the right of God's undertaking given to Abraham.

So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,

General references

For if you were cut out of a field olive-tree, and against the natural use were united to a good olive-tree, how much more will these, the natural branches, be united again with the olive-tree which was theirs?