For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.
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Verse 16 is found in chapter 11 of Romans. Israel’s transgression has coincided with the arrival of salvation among the Gentiles, but Paul presents this as part of a dynamic that can provoke jealousy and restoration. The image of firstfruits and the root introduces hope.
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Ist der Anbruch heilig, so ist auch der Teig heilig; und so die Wurzel heilig ist, so sind auch die Zweige heilig.
Y si el primer fruto es santo, también lo es el todo, y si la raíz es santa, también lo son las ramas.
Si la primera porción de la masa es santa, también lo es toda la masa; y si la raíz es santa, también lo son las ramas.
Or, si les prémices sont saintes, la masse l'est aussi; et si la racine est sainte, les branches le sont aussi.
Ora, se le primizie son sante, la massa ancora è santa; e se la radice è santa, i rami ancora son santi.
E, se as primícias são santas, também a massa o é; se a raiz é santa, também os ramos o são.
所獻的新麵若聖潔,整個麵團都聖潔了;樹根若聖潔,樹枝也聖潔了。
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