New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 9:10-16

10And not onlyG3440this, but there wasRebekahῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479alsoκαὶkaiG2532,when she had conceivedκοίτην ἔχουσαkoitēn echousaG2845 G2192twinsby oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manG1520,our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11for though the twinswere not yetG3380bornγεννηθέντωνgennēthentōnG1080and had not doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anythingτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228badφαῦλον,phaulonG5337,soἵναinaG2443thatGod’sθεοῦtheouG2316purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to HischoiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589wouldstandμένῃ,menēG3306, notbecauseG1537of worksG2041butbecauseG1537of Him who callsG2564,

12it was saidG3004to her, “The olderμείζωνmeizōnG3173will serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398the youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.”

13JustG2509as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384I lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,but EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269I hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.”

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?There is noμὴmēG3361injusticeἀδικίαadikiaG93with Godθεῷ;theōG2316, is there?May it neverμὴmēG3361be!

15For He saysλέγει·legeiG3004to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475, “I will haveG1653mercyἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653on whomὃνhonG3739I haveG1653mercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,and I will haveG3627compassionοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627on whomὃνhonG3739I haveG3627compassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.”

16SoἄραaraG686thenG686it does not dependon the man who willsθέλοντοςthelontosG2309orοὐδὲoudeG3761the man whorunsτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143, but onGodθεοῦ.theouG2316who hasG1653mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

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