二子未生、善惡未形、俾上帝選人之旨不移、非由乎行、乃由乎召之者、

双子还没有生下来，善恶还没有做出来，只因要显明神拣选人的旨意，不在乎人的行为，乃在乎召人的主。）

双胞胎还没有生下来，善恶还没有行出来，为要贯彻上帝拣选人的旨意，

双胞胎还没有生下来，善恶还没有行出来，为要贯彻神拣选人的旨意，

在这对孩子还未出生，还没有显出谁善谁恶之前，上帝为了显明自己拣选人并不是按人的行为，而是按祂自己的旨意，

双生子还没有生下来，善恶也没有行出来（为要坚定神拣选人的旨意，不是由于行为，而是由于那呼召者），

实际上，双子还没有出生，也没有行善或作恶以前——为了要显明神的拣选心意不是本于人的行为，而是出于召唤人的那一位——

雙子還沒有生下來，善惡還沒有做出來，只因要顯明神揀選人的旨意，不在乎人的行為，乃在乎召人的主。）

雙胞胎還沒有生下來，善惡還沒有行出來，為要貫徹上帝揀選人的旨意，

雙胞胎還沒有生下來，善惡還沒有行出來，為要貫徹神揀選人的旨意，

在這對孩子還未出生，還沒有顯出誰善誰惡之前，上帝為了顯明自己揀選人並不是按人的行為，而是按祂自己的旨意，

雙生子還沒有生下來，善惡也沒有行出來（為要堅定神揀選人的旨意，不是由於行為，而是由於那呼召者），

在雙子還沒生下來、好壞還沒作出來時（為要使上帝按揀選的定旨得以堅立，不是由於人的行為，乃是由於上帝的呼召），

實際上，雙子還沒有出生，也沒有行善或作惡以前——為了要顯明神的揀選心意不是本於人的行為，而是出於召喚人的那一位——

子未生善惡未形、而上帝選人之旨不移、其選之也、非由所行、乃由所召、

子尚未生、未行善惡、而語利伯加云、長子必事幼子、以示天主選人之旨、非由行事、乃由召者、

當時二子尚未出生、善惡未形、而天主欲明示簡選之不憑人力、惟憑恩旨也、

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

Here is what happened. Rebekah’s twins had not even been born. They hadn’t done anything good or bad yet. So they show that God’s purpose is based firmly on his free choice.

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—

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;

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—

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,

( 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),

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,

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—

( 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;)

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)–

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,

即如創世之先、由基督選我儕、俾在其前聖而無玷、依厥善旨、以愛預定我儕、由耶穌基督得為其子、

示我以厥旨之奧、循其善意、乃於彼中所定、迨期滿時、在天在地之萬有悉統於基督、我儕於彼亦得為業、乃依己旨行萬事者所預定、

如經云、我立爾為萬邦之父、夫上帝即甦諸死者、命無為有者也、

施諸恩之上帝、緣基督召爾享其永榮、俾爾於暫苦後、完全、堅固、強健、

彼將與羔戰、羔將勝之、蓋羔乃諸主之主、諸王之王、偕之者乃見召蒙選忠信之人也、

非因我行義之功、乃依其矜恤、以重生之盥濯、與聖神之復新、

是故兄弟、愈當殷勤、以堅爾召爾選、爾若行此、則永不蹶躓、

我儕亦嘗出入其中、徇形軀之情、行身心之欲、本為服怒之輩、如他人然、

非由乎行、免人自矜、

我儕知萬事同工、以益夫愛上帝者、即依其旨而蒙召者也、上帝所預知者、又預定效其子之狀、使為眾兄弟中之冢子、其所預定者召之、召者義之、義者榮之、○

主所愛之兄弟、我當為爾恆謝上帝、以其自始選爾得救、聖之以神、真理是信也、緣此、上帝曾以我儕之福音召爾、俾得我主耶穌基督之榮、

於今亦然、猶有遺餘、依恩而選者、既以恩、則不復以行、否則恩不復為恩矣、然則何耶、以色列所求未得、惟蒙選者得之、餘則頑耳、

彼救我儕、召以聖召、非依我行、乃依己旨與恩、即永世之先、由基督耶穌而賜我者、

乃依其永旨所定、在我主基督耶穌中者、

萬軍之耶和華誓曰、我所思者必成、我所謀者必驗、

是乃所定之旨、行於天下、是乃所伸之手、加於列邦、萬軍之耶和華、既定其旨、誰能廢之、既伸厥手、誰能挽之、○

萬軍之耶和華定之、以污諸尊榮、而辱斯世之顯者、

地震動而愁慘、蓋耶和華攻巴比倫之志已定、必使其地荒蕪、無人居處、

致爾行合乎上帝、即召爾入其國而與其榮者也、○

我生於愆尤、在母妊中、即負罪兮、

上帝所愛之兄弟、我知爾蒙選矣、

我自始而示厥終、自昔而言未來之事、謂我所謀者必驗、所悅者必行、召彼鷙鳥、至自東方、成我謀者、來自遠地、我既言之、亦必行之、我既定之、亦必成之、