New International Version
Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might stand:

New Living Translation
But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;

English Standard Version
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 him who calls—

Berean Standard Bible
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,

Berean Literal Bible
for they not yet having been born nor having done anything good or evil, so that the purpose of God according to election might stand,

King James Bible
(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;)

New King James Version
(for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works but of Him who calls),

New American Standard Bible
for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls,

NASB 1995
for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls,

NASB 1977
for though the twins were not yet born, and had not done anything good or bad, in order that God’s purpose according to His choice might stand, not because of works, but because of Him who calls,

Legacy Standard Bible
for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that the purpose of God according to His choice would stand, not because of works but because of Him who calls,

Amplified Bible
and though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything either good or bad, so that God’s purpose [His choice, His election] would stand, not because of works [done by either child], but because of [the plan of] Him who calls them,

Christian Standard Bible
For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand —

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For though her sons had not been born yet or done anything good or bad, so that God’s purpose according to election might stand—

American Standard Version
for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,

English Revised Version
for the children being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Before the children had been born or had done anything good or bad, Rebekah was told that the older child would serve the younger one. This was said to Rebekah so that God's plan would remain a matter of his choice,

International Standard Version
Yet before their children had been born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's plan of election might continue to operate

Majority Standard Bible
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or evil, in order that God?s plan of election might stand,

NET Bible
even before they were born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's purpose in election would stand, not by works but by his calling)--

New Heart English Bible
For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

Webster's Bible Translation
(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)

Weymouth New Testament
and even then, though they were not then born and had not done anything either good or evil, yet in order that God's electing purpose might not be frustrated, based, as it was, not on their actions but on the will of Him who called them, she was told,

World English Bible
For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls, Literal Standard Version
(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to [divine] selection, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling),

Berean Literal Bible
for they not yet having been born nor having done anything good or evil, so that the purpose of God according to election might stand,

Young's Literal Translation
(for they being not yet born, neither having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God, according to choice, might remain; not of works, but of Him who is calling,) it was said to her --

Smith's Literal Translation
(For not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that according to choice the purpose of God might remain, not of works, but of him calling;)Douay-Rheims Bible
For when the children were not yet born, nor had done any good or evil (that the purpose of God, according to election, might stand,)

Catholic Public Domain Version
when the children had not yet been born, and had not yet done anything good or bad (such that the purpose of God might be based on their choice),

New American Bible
before they had yet been born or had done anything, good or bad, in order that God’s elective plan might continue,

New Revised Standard Version
Even before they had been born or had done anything good or bad (so that God’s purpose of election might continue,Lamsa Bible
Before her children were born, or had done good or evil, the choice of God was made known in advance; that it might stand, not by means of works, but through him who made the choice.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Before her children were to be born or would do good or evil, the choice of God was revealed beforehand that this would stand not by works, but by him who called.Anderson New Testament
(the children, indeed, having not yet been born, and having done neither good nor evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calls,)

Godbey New Testament
for the children not having been born, neither having done anything good or evil, in order that the purpose of God might stand according to election not of works, but of him that calleth,

Haweis New Testament
(though the children were not yet born, nor had done any thing good or evil, that according to the election of God the purpose might abide, not from works, but from him who called;)

Mace New Testament
for before they were born, and had done neither good or evil, that the distinction which God had purposed to make might appear to be, not in consideration of their actions, but of his own free call,

Weymouth New Testament
and even then, though they were not then born and had not done anything either good or evil, yet in order that God's electing purpose might not be frustrated, based, as it was, not on their actions but on the will of Him who called them, she was told,

Worrell New Testament
(for, the children being not yet born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of Him Who calleth),

Worsley New Testament
(when the children were not yet born, nor had done either good or evil, that the purpose of God according to his choice might abide, not on account of works, but of Him that calleth,) it was said to her, the elder shall serve the younger:

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