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Romans 9:10-16

10NotΟὐOuG3756onlyG3440thatδέ,deG1161,butἀλλὰallaG235καὶkaiG2532Rebecca’sῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479childrenwereἔχουσαechousaG2192conceivedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845byἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520man,ourG1473τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464.

11YetγὰρgarG1063beforeG3380the twinswere bornγεννηθέντωνgennēthentōnG1080orμηδὲmēdeG3366had doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anythingτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228badφαῦλον,phaulonG5337,in order thatἵναinaG2443ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316planπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286ofκατ᾽kat᾽G2596electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589might standμένῃ,menēG3306,

12notG3756byG1537worksG2041butG235byG1537Him whoG3588callsG2564,sheαὐτῇautēaG846was toldἐρρέθηerrethēG2046ὅτιhotiG3754, “TheG3588olderμείζωνmeizōnG3173will serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398theG3588youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.”

13SoκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125τὸνtonG3588: “JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384I lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,butδὲdeG1161τὸνtonG3588EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269I hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.”

14WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG2046? IsμὴmēG3361παρὰparaG3844τῷtōG3588Godθεῷ;theōG2316unjustἀδικίαadikiaG93?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096!

15ForγὰρgarG1063He saysλέγει·legeiG3004toτῷtōG3588MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475: “I will have mercy onἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653whomὃνhonG3739I have mercyἂν ἐλεῶan eleōG302 G1653,andκαὶkaiG2532I will have compassion onοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627whomὃνhonG3739I have compassionἂν οἰκτίρω.an oiktirōG302 G3627.”

16SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767, it doesnotοὐouG3756dependon man’sτοῦtouG3588desireθέλοντοςthelontosG2309orοὐδὲoudeG3761τοῦtouG3588effortτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143,butἀλλὰallaG235onτοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦ.theouG2316mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

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