Romans 9:12 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹² not by works but by his call) she was told, “The elder shall serve the younger.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² It was said to her that the elder [son] should serve the younger [son]. [Gen. 25:21-23.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

Common English Bible

¹² It wasn’t because of what was done but because of God’s call. This was said to her: “The older child will be a slave to the younger one”.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² and not because of deeds, but because of a calling, it was said to her: "The elder shall serve the younger."

Romans 9:12 Cross References

1 Kings 22:47

There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.

2 Samuel 8:14

He put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became David’s servants. And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.