Romans 9:11-12

God's Sovereign Choice

¹¹ though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad - in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of _t him who calls - ¹² she was told, _u "The older will serve the younger."

1. Cross References
   Romans 4:17
   As it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations" - in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
   Romans 8:28
   And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
   
2. Cross References
   Genesis 25:23
   And the Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.
   
3. Cross References
   Genesis 25:23
   And the Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you shall be divided; the one shall be stronger than the other, the older shall serve the younger.