Romans 11:16-18

16If 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.

17If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root,

18do 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.