Romans 11:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 11:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 11:17 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 11:17 — KJV
“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; among them: or, for them”
— Romans 11:17 (KJV)
Romans 11:17 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 11:17
“For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:17: branches, wild, olive
“The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:17: branches, broken, olive
“Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:17: branches, broken, off
“And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:17: wild, tree, among
“But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? go...: or, go up and down for other trees”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:17: olive, tree, fatness
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