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Romans 9:11 — King James Version← Study notes

(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;)


Romans 9:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 9:1117 words
GreekMeaning
μήπωmēpō
not yetadverbG3380
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
γεννηθέντωνgennēthentōn
having been bornverbG1080
μηδὲmēde
norwordG3366
πραξάντωνpraxantōn
having doneverbG4238
τιti
anythingpronounG5100
ἀγαθὸνagathon
goodadjectiveG18
ē
orwordG2228
φαῦλονphaulon
eviladjectiveG5337
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
thearticleG3588
κατ’kat’
according toprepositionG2596
ἐκλογὴνeklogēn
electionnounG1589
πρόθεσιςprothesis
purposenounG4286
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
μένῃmenē
may standverbG3306
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 9:11

“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 calls, it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.” What was the cause then why one was loved and the other hated? Why was it that one served, the other was served? It was because one was wicked, and the other good. And yet the children being…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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