Romans 11:18
do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Majority Standard Bible
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
19You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
Cross References
1 Kings 20:11And the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘The one putting on his armor should not boast like one taking it off.’”
Zechariah 8:20This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—
Luke 18:9To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable:
John 10:16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Romans 4:16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
1 Corinthians 10:12So the one who thinks he is standing firm should 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 →