Romans 11:18 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. ”

• Romans 11:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Boast not ... - The tendency of people is to triumph over one that is fallen and rejected. The danger of pride and boasting on account of privileges is not less in the church than elsewhere. Paul...

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• Romans 11:18 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (s) Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. (s) We may rejoice in the Lord, but in such a way that we do not despise the Jews, whom we ought...

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• Romans 11:18 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Ingrafting of the Gentiles. From Romans 9:1 onwards, Paul has written as a Jew to Jews; here he turns to the other half of the Church (see Introd. § 3). Romans 11:13 . But to you Gentil...

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• Romans 11:18 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Boast . Greek. katakauchaomai. Only here, James 2:13 ; James 3:14 .

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• Romans 11:18 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  18. But if thou gloriest, thou bearest not the root, etc. The Gentiles could not contend with the Jews respecting the excellency of their race without contending with Abraham himself; which...

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• Romans 11:18 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1896 NEGLECT OF THE JEWS REPROVED Romans 11:17-21 . 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 th...

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• Romans 11:18 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Boast not against the branches - While you are ready to acknowledge that you were included in the cove...

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• Romans 11:18 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Boast not against the branches— Though the great fault which most disordered the church, and principally exercised the Apostle'scare in this Epistle, was from the Jews pressing the necessity of leg...

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• Romans 11:18 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Boast not against the (rejected) branches. But if thou (do) boast (remember that), thou beare...

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• Romans 11:18 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Israel's Rejection not final. A Warning to the Gentiles In this chapter St. Paul brings to an end his great exposition of God's dealings with the Jews. He has shown in Romans 9 that God is free...

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• Romans 11:18 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (11-24) In this section the Apostle goes on to consider further the bearings of the rejection, and here, first ( Romans 11:11-16 ), he considers the more hopeful side of it as regards the Jews themse...

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• Romans 11:18 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 23 ISRAEL'S FALL OVERRULED, FOR THE WORLD'S BLESSING, AND FOR ISRAEL'S MERCY Romans 11:11-24 THE Apostle has been led a few steps backwards in the last previous verses. His face has be...

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• Romans 11:18 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Others Grafted in by Faith Romans 11:13-24 Paul never abandoned the hope that ultimately Israel would come back to God in Christ. He believed that God's promises pointed in that direction, and...

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• Romans 11:18 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This discussion now gives rise to a new question, "Did God cast off His people?" They were created a nation in order that through them all the nations should be blessed. Failing to realize the divine...

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• Romans 11:18 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. (12) Now if the fall of them be t...

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• Romans 11:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Boast not against the branches ,.... Those that were broken off: the apostle would not have them vaunt it over them, despise them, and trample upon them; but pity them, and pray for and be abundantl...

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• Romans 11:18 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. Ver. 18. Boast not ] Gr. throw not up thy neck, in a scornful insulting way, but rather pity and p...

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• Romans 11:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Boast not against the branches Attribute not thy being ingrafted into the good olive to thy own merits, as if thou wert worthy of the blessing. But if thou boast To humble thy pride, consider, t...

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• Romans 11:18 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Israel Yet to be Restored We have seen in Romans 9:1-33 that there is an election according to the grace of God in Israel: in Romans 10:1-21 this is shown to be on the basis of faith in contra...

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• Romans 11:18 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The State of the Jews; The State of the Gentiles; The Gentiles Warned; The Future Conversion of the Jews. A. D.  58....

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• Romans 11:18 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Boast not against the branches; i.e. against the Jews, who, because of their unbelief, are broken off; as if by nature thou wert better than they, or more worthy of that grace which is bestowed on...

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• Romans 11:18 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  God's Purpose With Regard Both To The Jews and The Gentiles (11:1-36). Paul now carries forward the doctrine of the Israel within Israel, and evidences it again from Scripture, making clear that t...

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• Romans 11:18 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Romans 11:15 .—The apostle awaits a boundless effect of blessing on the world from the future conversion of the Jews, which will be as life from the dead. Romans 11:16 .— Firstfr...

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• Romans 11:18 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Romans 11:1 . Hath God cast away his people? The jews would say, what else can we infer? If the gentiles are now become the Israel of God, and if we are rejected for not embracing what Paul calls...

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• Romans 11:18 - The Biblical Illustrator

  I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? The rejection of Israel I. How occasioned. 1. They stumbled at Christ. 2. Were rejected because of their unbelief. II. How overrul...

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• Romans 11:18 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Romans 11:1-45 (4) The Jews are not finally rejected, but, through the calling of the Gentiles, will be brought into the Church at last. St. Paul, painfully recognizing the f...

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• Romans 11:18 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A warning to the Gentile Christians:

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• Romans 11:18 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 10:12 ; 1 Kings 20:11 ; Ephesians 2:19 ; Ephesians 2:20 ; Galatians 3:29 ; John 10:16 ; Luke 18:9-11 ; Matthew 26:33 ; Proverbs 16:18 ; Romans 4:16 ; Romans 11:20 ; Romans 3...

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• Romans 11:18 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Missions in the Epistles Romans 10:11-15 ; Romans 11:15-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS This study as a whole will give some idea of the missionary vision as set forth in Paul's Epistles. 1. The...

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• Romans 11:18 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Boast not against the branches — Do not they do this who despise the Jews? or deny their future conversion?

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