Romans 11:16-18
11:16 If the first portion
of the dough offered is holy, then the whole batch is holy, and if the root is holy, so too are the branches.
11:17 Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and participated in the richness of the olive root,
11:18 do not boast over the branches. But if you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.