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Romans 9:12
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not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
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Romans 9:12 in Other Translations
KJV
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It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
ESV
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she was told, "The older will serve the younger."
NLT
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he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.”
MSG
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God told Rebecca, "The firstborn of your twins will take second place."
CSB
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not from works but from the One who calls) she was told: The older will serve the younger.
Romans 9:12 In-Context
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Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.
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Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand:
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not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
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Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
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What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!
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Genesis 25:23
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Gen. 25:23
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