Romans 11:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.”
Romans 11:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Romans 11:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Romans 11:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, remember that it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.”
Romans 11:18 — World English Bible
Romans 11:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee. ”
Romans 11:18 — American Standard Version
Romans 11:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“do not boast against the branches; and if thou dost boast, thou dost not bear the root, but the root thee!”
Romans 11:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Romans 11:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“boast not against the branches; but if thou boast, [it is] not thou bearest the root, but the root thee. ”
Romans 11:18 — Darby Translation
Romans 11:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Boast not thy selfe against the branches: and if thou boast thy selfe, thou bearest not the roote, but the roote thee.”
Romans 11:18 — Geneva Bible
Romans 11:18 in Context — Romans 11
16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.
19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.
20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
What Does Romans 11:18 Mean?
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