“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.”
do not be arrogant toward those branches. If you are, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. — Warning (mē huperphronei, not to think arrogantly) addresses Gentile triumphalism. The arrogance would consist in imagining that Gentile faith supports Israel's covenant; the reverse is true. Gentiles are sustained by the root (the patriarchal covenant, God's promises to Abraham).
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