Romans 11:20
Very true. They were plucked off, because they believed not; and thou standest by faith. Be not exalted in thy mind, but fear.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
19And shouldst thou say, The branches were plucked off, that I might be grafted into their place.
21For if God spared not the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you.
Cross References
Luke 18:14I say to you, that this man went down to his house justified, rather than the Pharisee. For every one that exalteth himself, will be humbled; and every one that humbleth himself, will be exalted.
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 →