Modern Translations New International VersionYet, 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 Study Bible Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand, 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, 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-- 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 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)-- Classic Translations 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), King James 2000 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 calls;) 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, 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, American King James Version (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;) 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, A Faithful Version But before the children had been born, or had done anything good or evil (in order that the purpose of God according to His own selection might stand-- not of works, but of Him Who calls), Darby Bible Translation [the children] indeed being not yet born, or having done anything good or worthless (that the purpose of God according to election might abide, not of works, but of him that calls), 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, 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) Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587For yer the children were borne, and when they had neither done good, nor euill (that the purpose of God might remaine according to election, not by workes, but by him that calleth) Bishops' Bible of 1568 For yer the Coverdale Bible of 1535 or euer the childre were borne, & had done nether good ner bad (that the purpose of God might stode acordinge to the eleccion, not by the deseruynge of workes, but by the grace of the caller) Tyndale Bible of 1526 yeer the chyldren were borne when they had nether done good nether bad: that the purpose of God which is by election myght stonde Literal Translations 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;) Literal Emphasis Translation For they being not yet born, nor having done anything inherently good or bad, that the purpose of God, according to election might remain, not of works, but of the One calling, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor 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), Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishBefore 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. 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. NT Translations 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: |