Romans 9:11
(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
10and not to her only; but Rebecca also being with child by our father Isaac,
Cross References
Romans 8:28And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;
Ephesians 1:4according as he hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and unblameable before Him in love:
Ephesians 2:3among whom also we were all conversant heretofore in our carnal desires, indulging the appetites of the flesh and of our imaginations; 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 →