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Romans 11:18
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Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
About Romans 11:18
Few verses address Grafting in the Bible as directly as Romans 11:18. This New Testament passage from the epistle of Romans has become a cornerstone of biblical teaching on the subject, treasured for its precision and pastoral warmth.
Related Verses
- Romans 11:17
“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;”
- 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 11:18
Pray through Romans 11:18 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of Grafting in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.