Romans 11:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.”
Romans 11:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 11:1816 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Romans 11:18
“Boast not against the branches.” He seems indeed to be comforting the Jew, but points out his vileness and extreme dishonor. And this is why he says not, “boast not,” but, “boast not against” do not boast against them so as to sunder them. For it is into their place that you have been set, and their goods that you enjoy. Do you observe how he seems to be rebuking the one, while he is sharp upon the other? “But if you boast,” he says, “you bear not the root, but the root…
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