Romans 11:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 11:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 11:18 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 11:18 — KJV
“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.”
— Romans 11:18 (KJV)
Romans 11:18 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 11:18
“Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. handle: Heb. draw with”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:18: against, root
“Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. the rod...: or, a rod should shake them that lift it up itself, as if...: or, that which is not wood”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:18: boast, against
“And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:18: branches, root
“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 11:18: branches, root
“Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.”
Shares key themes with Romans 11:18: branches, root
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