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Romans 11:17
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And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
About Romans 11:17
Romans 11:17 from Romans speaks directly to Grafting in the Bible, offering wisdom drawn from the New Testament tradition. This passage in the epistle literature of Scripture is widely cherished by students and teachers alike.
Related Verses
- Romans 11:18
“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.”
- Romans 11:23
“And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again.”
- Romans 11:24
“For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?”
- John 15:5
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
- Romans 11:11
“I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.”
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How to Apply Romans 11:17
Study Romans 11:17 in context by reading the surrounding passage in Romans. Identify one person in your life who might be encouraged by this verse on the theme of Grafting in the Bible. Share it with them and open a conversation rooted in Scripture — sometimes the most practical application is passing the Word along.