Romans 11:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 11:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 11:16 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 11:16 — KJV
“For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.”
— Romans 11:16 (KJV)
Romans 11:16 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 11:16
“Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:16: firstfruit, holy, also
“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:16: also, root, branches
“And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:16: holy, also
“If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. a stranger: Heb. a man a stranger”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:16: holy, also
“And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:16: firstfruit, holy
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