10 And not only this, but also when[a] Rebecca conceived children by one man,[b] Isaac our father— 11 for although they[c] had not yet been born, or done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God according to election might remain, 12 not by works but by the one who calls—it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger,”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 9:10 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“having conception” = “conceived”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Romans 9:10 Or perhaps “by one act of sexual intercourse
  3. Romans 9:11 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“been born”) which is understood as concessive
  4. Romans 9:12 A quotation from Gen 25:23