¹¹ for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that ^(A)God’s purpose according to His choice would ^[a]stand, not ^[b]because of works but ^[c]because of Him who calls,

^17 [a]In the same way God, desiring even more to demonstrate to ^(A)the heirs of the promise ^[b](B)the fact that His purpose is unchangeable, ^[c]confirmed it with an oath,