Romans 11:14-16

New International Version

¹⁴ in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy^(A) and save^(B) some of them. ¹⁵ For if their rejection brought reconciliation^(C) to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?^{(D) 16} If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits^(E) is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.