Romans 11:18
do not glorify yourself above the branches. For though you glory, you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
In Context
19Therefore, you would say: The branches were broken off, so that I might be grafted on.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:11And responding, the king of Israel said, “Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”
Zechariah 8:20Thus says the Lord of hosts, then the people may arrive and dwell in many cities,
Luke 18:9Now about certain persons who consider themselves to be just, while disdaining others, he told also this parable:
John 10:16And I have other sheep that are not of this fold, and I must lead them. They shall hear my voice, and there shall be one sheepfold and one shepherd.
Romans 4:16Because of this, it is from faith according to grace that the Promise is ensured for all posterity, not only for those who are of the law, but also for those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all before God,
1 Corinthians 10:12And so, whosoever considers himself to be standing, let him be careful not to fall.
Matthew Henry on Romans 11:2-33
The State of the Jews; The State of the Gentiles; The Gentiles Warned; The Future Conversion of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my… Read the whole commentary →