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

General references

Romans 11:24

Bible References

Boast not

Beautifully; they were broken off by unbelief, but you stand by faith, Think not high things, but fear.

Then where is boasting? It is excluded. By what law? of works? No; but by the law of faith.

But Peter responding said to Him, If all shall be offended in thee, I will never be offended.

And He spoke this parable to certain ones having confidence in themselves that they are righteous, and despising the rest.

So let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he may fall.

Thou bearest

Therefore it is by faith, in order that it may be by grace; that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not only of the law, but also of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: and it behooves me to bring them and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

But if you belong to Christ then you are the seed of Abraham, heirs according to the promise.

Then therefore you are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and members of the household of God,

General references

For if you, having been cut off the olive tree which is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into the good olive tree: how much more shall these, who are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?