Romans 9:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹² it was said unto her, 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

And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

2 Samuel 8:14

And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the LORD gave victory to David whithersoever he went.

Matthew 6:24

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.