Romans 9:14 CPDV

¹²  and not because of deeds, but because of a calling, it was said to her: 'The elder shall serve the younger.'

¹³  So also it was written: 'I have loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau.'

¹⁴  What should we say next? Is there unfairness with God? Let it not be so!

¹⁵  For to Moses he says: 'I will pity whomever I pity. And I will offer mercy to whomever I will pity.'

¹⁶  Therefore, it is not based on those who choose, nor on those who excel, but on God who takes pity.