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11 For the twins having not yet been born nor having done anything good or bad— in order that the purpose[a] of God according to His choosing[b] might continue[c], 12 not of works but of the One calling— it was said to her [in Gen 25:23] that “the older will serve the younger”. 13 Just as it has been written [in Mal 1:2-3]: “I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau”.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:11 Same word as in 8:28.
  2. Romans 9:11 Or, election, selection.
  3. Romans 9:11 With Jacob as with Isaac, God chose before their birth, without reference to their works, who would be the promised ‘seed’ of Abraham.

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