18. then don’t brag like you’re better than the other branches. If you do brag, be careful: it’s not you that sustains the root, but it’s the root that sustains you.
19. You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in."
20. Fine. They were broken off because they weren’t faithful, but you stand only by your faithfulness. So don’t think in a proud way; instead be afraid.
21. If God didn’t spare the natural branches, he won’t spare you either.