12not by works but by him who calls--she was told, "The older will serve the younger."


In Context

9 For this was how the promise was stated: "At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son."

10 Not only that, but Rebekah's children had one and the same father, 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!

Romans 9:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:12Not of works, but of him that calleth, it was said to her: The elder shall serve the younger.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:12it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12it was said to her, |The elder will serve the younger.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12'The greater shall serve the less;'

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:12it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12It was said to her, The elder shall serve the younger.