¹⁰ And not only so, but ^(A)also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac,

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 ^(A)him who calls—

¹² she was told, ^(A)“The older will serve the younger.”

¹⁵ For he says to Moses, ^(A)“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

¹⁴ What shall we say then? ^(A)Is there injustice on God's part? By no means!

¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, ^(A)“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

¹⁶ So then it depends not on human will or exertion,^[a] but on God, who has mercy.

¹⁸ So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.