Romans 9:12

12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”[a]

Romans 9:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
ESV
12 she was told, "The older will serve the younger."
NLT
12 he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.”
MSG
12 God told Rebecca, "The firstborn of your twins will take second place."
CSB
12 not from works but from the One who calls) she was told: The older will serve the younger.

Romans 9:12 In-Context

10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children were conceived at the same time by our father Isaac.
11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand:
12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all!

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