12'The greater shall serve the less;'


In Context

9 for the word of promise is this; 'According to this time I will come, and there shall be to Sarah a son.'

10 And not only so, but also Rebecca, having conceived by one — Isaac our father —

11 (for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her —

12 'The greater shall serve the less;'

13 according as it hath been written, 'Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.'

14 What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness is with God? let it not be!

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:12not by works but by him who calls--she was told, "The older will 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 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.