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Romans 11:16 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Romans 11:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 11 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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)
Commentary on Romans 11:16
For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy—aparche (ἀπαρχή, "firstfruit") refers to the firstfruits offering (Numbers 15:17-21). When the first portion is consecrated, the whole batch shares that holiness. Paul likely refers to the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) as the firstfruit, making their descendants (the lump, phyrama, φύραμα) holy—set apart to God. Alternatively, the Jewish remnant (vv. 1-5) could be the firstfruit, guaranteeing the future salvation of the whole.The second metaphor reinforces this: and if the root be holy, so are the branches (rizā, ῥίζα, "root"). The root...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 11:16
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“that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.”
“and every offering of everything”
“with the first fruits of all your increase:”
“wholly a right seed: how then are you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?”
“saying”
“and you”
“behold”
“the first fruits of your labors”
“of your new wine”