The king of Israel answered, “Enough! One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”
Romans 11:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 do not boast over the branches. If you do boast, remember: you do not support the root, but the root supports you. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not boast over the branches and pride yourself at their expense. If you do boast and feel superior, remember it is not you that support the root, but the root [that supports] you. American Standard Version (1901) glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee. Common English Bible then don’t brag like you’re better than the other branches. If you do brag, be careful: it’s not you that sustains the root, but it’s the root that sustains you. Catholic Public Domain Version do not glorify yourself above the branches. For though you glory, you do not support the root, but the root supports you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. |
The king of Israel answered, “Enough! One who puts on armor should not brag like one who takes it off.”
Peter said to him, “Even if all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.”
I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
When he arrived, the Jews who had gone down from Jerusalem surrounded him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.
That is true. They were broken off on account of unbelief, but you stand on account of belief. So do not become arrogant, but be afraid.
Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith.
For this reason the promise depends on faith, in order that it may rest on grace, so that it may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (who is the father of all of us,
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.