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God’s Sovereign Choice

Romans 9:12

In 9 translations

BSB
not by works but by Him who calls, she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”Genesis 25:23
KJV
It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
WEB
it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”
ASV
it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
LSV
it was said to her, “The greater will serve the less”;
YLT
'The greater shall serve the less;'
DBY
it was said to her, The greater shall serve the less:
DRC
Not of works, but of him that calleth, it was said to her: The elder shall serve the younger.
GNV
It was said vnto her, The elder shall serue the yonger.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἐρρέθη: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἐρρήθη.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἀλλʼ ἐκ τοῦ καλοῦντος, ἐρρέθη αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι·
RP2018
ἐρρήθη αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι.
TR-Boyd
ἐρρήθη αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὁ μείζων δουλεύσει τῷ ἐλάσσονι.
SCR1894
ερρηθη αυτη οτι ο μειζων δουλευσει τω ελασσονι

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 25:22–23But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD, and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from…
  • 1 Kings 22:47And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
  • 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

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