Romans 11:16 - Revised Version 1885

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now if the first handful of dough offered as the firstfruits [Abraham and the patriarchs] is consecrated (holy), so is the whole mass [the nation of Israel]; and if the root [Abraham] is consecrated (holy), so are the branches. [Num. 15:19-21.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

But if part of a batch of dough is offered to God as holy, the whole batch of dough is holy too. If a root is holy, the branches will be holy too.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For if the first-fruit has been sanctified, so also has the whole. And if the root is holy, so also are the branches.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

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