(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
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Verse 11 is found in chapter 9 of Romans. Paul distinguishes between physical descent and belonging to the purpose of the promise. Isaac and Jacob show that divine election cannot be reduced to genealogy or human merit.
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ehe die Kinder geboren waren und weder Gutes noch Böses getan hatten, auf daß der Vorsatz Gottes bestünde nach der Wahl,
(Porque no siendo aún nacidos, ni habiendo hecho aún ni bien ni mal, para que el propósito de Dios conforme a la elección, no por las obras sino por el que llama, permaneciese;)
car, quoique les enfants ne fussent pas encore nés et qu'ils n'eussent fait ni bien ni mal, -afin que le dessein d'élection de Dieu subsistât, sans dépendre des oeuvres, et par la seule volonté de celui qui appelle, -
Perciocchè, non essendo ancor nati i figliuoli, e non avendo fatto bene o male alcuno acciocchè il proponimento di Dio secondo l’elezione dimorasse fermo, non per le opere, ma per colui che chiama, le fu detto:
Porque, não tendo eles ainda nascido, nem tendo feito bem ou mal (para que o propósito de Deus, segundo a eleição, ficasse firme, não por causa das obras, mas por aquele que chama),
雙胞胎還沒有生下來,善惡還沒有行出來,為要貫徹上帝揀選人的旨意,
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