Rom.11.16

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

Rom.11.16

Behind and underneath all this there is a holy, God-planted, God-tended root. If the primary root of the tree is holy, there's bound to be some holy fruit.

Rom.11.16

If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

Rom.11.16

For if the firstfruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.