New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Romans 9:12
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
King James Version
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
World English Bible
it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
American Standard Version
it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Berean Literal Bible
not of works but of the [One] calling, it was said to her, “The greater will serve the lesser.”
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Romans 9
10 Not only that, but Rebecca’s children were conceived by one man, our father Isaac.
12 not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
13 So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
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