do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.

你就不可向旧枝子夸口；若是夸口，当知道不是你托着根，乃是根托着你。

你就不可向旧枝子夸口；若是夸口，该知道不是你托着根，而是根托着你。

你就不可向旧枝子夸口；若是夸口，该知道不是你托着根，而是根托着你。

你怎能夸口呢？要知道：不是你托住树根，而是树根托住你。

你就不可向那些树枝夸口。你若要夸口，就应当想想：不是你支持着树根，而是树根支持着你。

那么你就不应该向那些树枝自夸了。而就算你自夸，也不是你托着树根，而是树根托着你。

你就不可向舊枝子誇口；若是誇口，當知道不是你托着根，乃是根托着你。

你就不可向舊枝子誇口；若是誇口，該知道不是你托着根，而是根托着你。

你就不可向舊枝子誇口；若是誇口，該知道不是你托着根，而是根托着你。

你怎能誇口呢？要知道：不是你托住樹根，而是樹根托住你。

你就不可向那些樹枝誇口。你若要誇口，就應當想想：不是你支持著樹根，而是樹根支持著你。

你就別對那些枝子誇勝了。縱然誇勝，也不是你托着根，而是根托着你啊。

那麼你就不應該向那些樹枝自誇了。而就算你自誇，也不是你托著樹根，而是樹根托著你。

則勿對枝自詡、若然、當思非爾承根、乃根承爾、

勿欺舊枝、蓋爾賴根、非根賴爾、

勿自誇、藐視舊枝、若自誇、當知非根賴爾、乃爾賴根、

爾亦不可向舊枝誇勝。爾如欲誇、當思非爾支根、乃根支爾也。

So don’t think you are better than the other branches. Remember, you don’t give life to the root. The root gives life to you.

do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you.

But you must not brag about being grafted in to replace the branches that were broken off. You are just a branch, not the root.

do not boast that you are better than those branches. But if you do boast— you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you.

do not be arrogant toward the branches; but if you are arrogant, remember that it is not you who supports the root, but the root supports you.

do not boast against the branches. But if you do boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

glory not over the branches: but if thou gloriest, it is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee.

do not brag that you are better than those branches. But if you do brag— you do not sustain the root, but the root sustains you.

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

do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

don’t boast over the branches. But if you boast, it is not you who support the root, but the root supports you.

Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble.

I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. Because of what law? The law that requires works? No, because of the law that requires faith.

Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.

Peter replied,“ Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.”

So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring— not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

The king of Israel answered,“ Tell him:‘ One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.’”

This is what the Lord Almighty says:“ Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come,and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say,‘ Let us go at once to entreat the Lord and seek the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”This is what the Lord Almighty says:“ In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say,‘ Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:“ Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed:‘ God, I thank you that I am not like other people— robbers, evildoers, adulterers— or even like this tax collector.

If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.