Romans 11:16

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Romans 11:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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KJV

King James Version

For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also [holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.

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WEB

World English Bible

If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Now if the firstfruit [is] holy, also [is] the lump; and if the root [is] holy, also [are] the branches.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Romans 11

¹⁴ in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

¹⁵ For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

¹⁶ If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

¹⁷ Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

¹⁸ do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.

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