Romans 11:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If part of a batch of dough is made holy by being offered to God, then all the dough is holy. If the roots of a tree are holy, the rest of the tree is holy too.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.

Exodus 22:29

Don't fail to give me the offerings of grain and wine that belong to me. Dedicate to me your firstborn sons

Exodus 23:16

Celebrate the Harvest Festival each spring when you start harvesting your wheat, and celebrate the Festival of Shelters each autumn when you pick your fruit.

Exodus 23:19

Each year bring the best part of your first harvest to the place of worship. Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

Proverbs 3:9

Honour the LORD by giving him your money and the first part of all your crops.

Jeremiah 2:21

You were a choice grapevine, but now you produce nothing but small, rotten grapes.

Ezekiel 44:30

The first part of every harvest will belong to the priests. They will also receive part of all special gifts and offerings the Israelites bring to me. And whenever any of my people bake bread, they will give their first loaf as an offering to the priests, and I will bless the homes of the people when they do this.

Leviticus 23:10

to say to the community of Israel: After you enter the land I am giving you, the first bundle of wheat from each crop must be given to me. So bring it to a priest

Romans 11:17

You Gentiles are like branches of a wild olive tree that were made to be part of a cultivated olive tree. You have taken the place of some branches that were cut away from it. And because of this, you enjoy the blessings that come from being part of that cultivated tree.

Romans 8:23

The Spirit makes us sure about what we will be in the future. But now we groan silently, while we wait for God to show that we are his children. This means that our bodies will also be set free.

1 Corinthians 7:14

Your husband or wife who isn't a follower is made holy by having you as a partner. This also makes your children holy and keeps them from being unclean in God's sight.

Deuteronomy 18:4

In addition, they will receive the first part of your grain harvest and part of your first batches of wine and olive oil. You must also give them the first wool that is cut from your sheep each year.

Deuteronomy 26:10

Now, LORD, I bring to you the best of the crops that you have given me. After you say these things, place the basket in front of the LORD's altar and bow down to worship him.

James 1:18

He wanted us to be his own special people, and so he sent the true message to give us new birth.

Revelation 14:4

All these are pure virgins, and they follow the Lamb wherever he leads. They have been rescued to be presented to God and the Lamb as the most precious people on earth.