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Romans 11:15–16

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Romans 11:15

15For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

Romans 11:16

16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

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Romans 11:15

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but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

dead

Without life; deprived of life; also lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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Romans 11:16

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firstfruit

The fruit or produce.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

holy

Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

lump

A mass of things blended or thrown together without order or distinction.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

root

The part of a plant fixed in the earth; figuratively, the origin, cause, foundation, ancestor, or source of growth; also, to take root or eradicate.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 15

  1. Ephesians 1:10
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  2. Romans 5:10–11
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  3. 2 Corinthians 5:18–20
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  4. Colossians 1:20–21
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  5. Luke 15:24
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From verse 16

  1. Ezekiel 44:30
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  2. Proverbs 3:9
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  3. James 1:18
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  4. Jeremiah 2:21
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  5. Leviticus 23:10
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