Romans 9:11
before the children were born, or had done any thing good or evil, to the end that God's purpose according to election might stand, not depending on works, but on the will of him that calleth,
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10And not only so, but also when Rebecca had conceived by one man, our father Isaac,
12it was said to her, “The elder shall serve the younger:”
Cross References
Isaiah 14:24Jehovah of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely, as I have devised, so shall it come to pass, The purpose which I have formed, that shall stand,
Isaiah 23:9Jehovah of hosts hath purposed it, To bring down the pride of all glory, To humble the nobles of the earth.
Jeremiah 51:29So that the earth shall tremble and quake! For the purpose of Jehovah against Babylon is to be fulfilled, To make the land of Babylon a desolation, without an inhabitant.
Romans 8:28We know moreover that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
Ephesians 1:4according as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him;
Ephesians 2:3among whom even we all had our way of life in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:7-14
The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but when… Read the whole commentary →