New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 9:10-16

10And not onlyG3440that,but there was alsoκαὶkaiG2532RebekahῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479,when she had conceivedκοίτην ἔχουσαkoitēn echousaG2845 G2192twinsby oneἑνὸςhenosG1520manG1520,our fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11for though the twinswere not yetG3380bornγεννηθέντωνgennēthentōnG1080and had not doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anythingτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228badφαῦλον,phaulonG5337,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443God’sθεοῦtheouG2316purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286accordingκατ᾽kat᾽G2596to HischoiceἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589wouldstandμένῃ,menēG3306, notbecauseG1537of worksG2041butbecauseG1537of Him who callsG2564,

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

13JustG2509asG2509it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384I have lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,but EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269I have hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.”

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767?There is noG3361injusticeἀδικίαadikiaG93with Godθεῷ;theōG2316, is there?FarG3361fromG3361it!

15For He saysλέγει·legeiG3004to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475, “I will haveG1653mercyἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653on whomeverὃνhonG3739I haveG1653mercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,and I will showG3627compassionοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627to whomeverὃνhonG3739I showG3627compassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.”

16SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767, it does not depend on the person whowantsθέλοντοςthelontosG2309itnorοὐδὲoudeG3761the one whorunsτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143, but onGodθεοῦ.theouG2316who hasG1653mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

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