Romans 11:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:20

Early the next morning, as everyone got ready to leave for the desert near Tekoa, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen my friends, if we trust the LORD God and believe what these prophets have told us, the LORD will help us, and we will be successful.”

Psalm 138:6

Though you are above us all, you care for humble people, and you keep a close watch on everyone who is proud.

Proverbs 28:14

The LORD blesses everyone who is afraid to do evil, but if you are cruel, you will end up in trouble.

Proverbs 28:26

Only fools would trust what they alone think, but if you live by wisdom, you will do all right.

Isaiah 2:11

When the LORD comes, everyone who is proud will be made humble, and the LORD alone will be honoured.

Isaiah 2:17

When that day comes, everyone who is proud will be put down. Only the LORD will be honoured.

Isaiah 66:2

I have made everything; that's how it all came to be. I, the LORD, have spoken. The people I treasure most are the humble— they depend only on me and tremble when I speak.

Habakkuk 2:4

“I, the LORD, refuse to accept anyone who is proud. Only those who live by faith are acceptable to me.”

Zephaniah 3:11

When that time comes, you won't rebel against me and be put to shame. I'll do away with those who are proud and arrogant. Never will any of them strut around on my holy mountain.

Luke 18:14

Then Jesus said, “When the two men went home, it was the tax collector and not the Pharisee who was pleasing to God. If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honoured.”

Acts 18:6

Finally, they turned against him and insulted him. So he shook the dust from his clothes and told them, “Whatever happens to you will be your own fault! I am not to blame. From now on I am going to preach to the Gentiles.”

Romans 11:18

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.

Romans 11:21

If God cut away those natural branches, couldn't he do the same to you?

Romans 12:16

Be friendly with everyone. Don't be proud and feel that you are cleverer than others. Make friends with ordinary people.

Romans 12:3

I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you.

Romans 3:3

It is true that some of them did not believe the message. But does this mean that God cannot be trusted, just because they did not have faith?

1 Corinthians 10:12

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

1 Corinthians 15:1

My friends, I want you to remember the message that I preached and that you believed and trusted.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Keep alert. Be firm in your faith. Stay brave and strong.

2 Corinthians 1:24

We are not bosses who tell you what to believe. We are working with you to make you glad, because your faith is strong.

2 Corinthians 10:5

and every bit of pride that keeps anyone from knowing God. We capture people's thoughts and make them obey Christ.

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you always obeyed when I was with you. Now that I am away, you should obey even more. So work with fear and trembling to discover what it really means to be saved.

Colossians 2:7

Plant your roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for your life. Be strong in your faith, just as you were taught. And be grateful.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will boast and oppose everything that is holy or sacred. He will even sit in God's temple and claim to be God.

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life.

Hebrews 3:12

My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God.

Hebrews 3:19

We see that those people did not enter the place of rest because they did not have faith.

Hebrews 4:11

We should do our best to enter that place of rest, so that none of us will disobey and miss going there, as they did.

Hebrews 4:6

This means that the promise to enter is still good, because those who first heard about it disobeyed and did not enter.

James 2:19

You believe there is only one God. That's fine. Even demons believe this, and it makes them shake with fear.

James 4:6

In fact, God treats us with even greater kindness, just as the Scriptures say, “God opposes everyone who is proud, but he is kind to everyone who is humble.”

1 Peter 1:17

You say that God is your Father, but God doesn't have favourites! He judges all people by what they do. So you must honour God while you live as strangers here on earth.

1 Peter 5:12

Silvanus helped me write this short letter, and I consider him a faithful follower of the Lord. I wanted to encourage you and tell you how kind God really is, so that you will keep on having faith in him.

1 Peter 5:9

But you must resist the devil and stay strong in your faith. You know that all over the world the Lord's followers are suffering just as you are.

Revelation 18:7

That woman honoured herself with a life of luxury. Reward her now with suffering and pain. “Deep in her heart Babylon said, ‘I am the queen! Never will I be a widow or know what it means to be sad.’

Revelation 3:17

You claim to be rich and successful and to have everything you need. But you don't know how badly off you are. You are pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.