Romans:11:16-26
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If the dough offered as first fruits is holy ,
so is the whole lump ;
and if the root is holy ,
so are the branches .
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But if some of the branches were broken off ,
and you ,
a wild olive shoot ,
were grafted in their place to share the richness of the olive tree ,
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do not boast over the branches .
If you do boast ,
remember it is not you that support the root ,
but the root that supports you .
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You will say , "
Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in ."
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That is true .
They were broken off because of their unbelief ,
but you stand fast only through faith .
So do not become proud ,
but stand in awe .
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For if God did not spare the natural branches ,
neither will he spare you .
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Note then the kindness and the severity of God :
severity toward those who have fallen ,
but God '
s kindness to you ,
provided you continue in his kindness ;
otherwise you too will be cut off .
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And even the others ,
if they do not persist in their unbelief ,
will be grafted in ,
for God has the power to graft them in again .
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For if you have been cut from what is by nature a wild olive tree ,
and grafted ,
contrary to nature ,
into a cultivated olive tree ,
how much more will these natural branches be grafted back into their own olive tree .
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Lest you be wise in your own conceits ,
I want you to understand this mystery ,
brethren :
a hardening has come upon part of Israel ,
until the full number of the Gentiles come in ,
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and so all Israel will be saved ;
as it is written , "
The Deliverer will come from Zion ,
he will banish ungodliness from Jacob ";
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