10. And not only this, but also Rebecca having twins, from one act with our father Isaac.
11. Yet before the sons were even born and had not done anything good or bad—so that God’s purpose and choice might stand not because of works but because of Him who calls—
12. it was said to her, “The older shall serve the younger.”
13. As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
14. What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be!
15. For to Moses He says, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
16. So then it does not depend on the one who wills or the one who strives, but on God who shows mercy.
17. For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you up—to demonstrate My power in you, so My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”
18. So then He has mercy on whom He wills, and He hardens whom He wills.
19. You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?”
20. But who in the world are you, O man, who talks back to God? Will what is formed say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?”