Romans 11:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But don't think you are better than the branches that were cut away. Just remember that you are not supporting the roots of that tree. Its roots are supporting you.

Cross References

1 Kings 20:11

Ahab then answered, “Benhadad, don't boast before the fighting even begins. Wait and see if you live through it.”

Proverbs 16:18

Too much pride will destroy you.

Matthew 26:33

Peter spoke up, “Even if all the others reject you, I never will!”

John 10:16

I have other sheep that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them together too, when they hear my voice. Then there will be one flock of sheep and one shepherd.

John 4:22

You Samaritans don't really know the one you worship. But we Jews do know the God we worship, and by using us, God will save the world.

Acts 25:7

As soon as Paul came in, the Jewish leaders from Jerusalem crowded around him and said he was guilty of many serious crimes. But they could not prove anything.

Romans 11:20

That's true enough. But they were cut away because they did not have faith, and you are where you are because you do have faith. So don't be proud, but be afraid.

Romans 3:27

What is left for us to boast about? Not a thing! Is it because we obeyed some law? No! It is because of faith.

Romans 4:16

Everything depends on having faith in God, so that God's promise is assured by his great kindness. This promise isn't only for Abraham's descendants who have the Law. It is for all who are Abraham's descendants because they have faith, just as he did. Abraham is the ancestor of us all.

1 Corinthians 10:12

Even if you think you can stand up to temptation, be careful not to fall.

Galatians 3:29

So if you belong to Christ, you are now part of Abraham's family, and you will be given what God has promised.