Romans 9:12

for it was said, The elder shall be servant to the less;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

In Context

11before her sons were born, and had not wrought good or evil, the (choice) of Aloha was (made) known before that it should remain: not by works, but by him who called:

13as it is written, Jakub have I loved, and Isu have I hated.

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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 →

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