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Romans 11:16

Israel and the nations

14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.

15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

17 Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

18 do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
KJV
For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
WEB
If the first fruit is holy, so is the lump. If the root is holy, so are the branches.
ASV
And if the firstfruit is holy, so is the lump: and if the root is holy, so are the branches.
DARBY
Now if the first-fruit [be] holy, the lump also; and if the root [be] holy, the branches also.
BLB
Now if the firstfruit [is] holy, also [is] the lump; and if the root [is] holy, also [are] the branches.
ÅB
Men er førstegrøden hellig, så er deigen det også, og er roten hellig, så er greinene det også.
OTB
Hvis den første delen av deigen er hellig, er hele deigen hellig; hvis roten er hellig, er også grenene det.
B1930
Men er førstegrøden hellig, da er deigen det også, og er roten hellig, da er grenene det også.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 3:9

    Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

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  • Ezekiel 44:30

    The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.

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  • James 1:18

    He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

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  • Jeremiah 2:21

    I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?

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  • Numbers 15:17–21

    Then the LORD said to Moses,

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  • Leviticus 23:10

    “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.

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  • Romans 11:17

    Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,

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  • Deuteronomy 26:10

    And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.

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