Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
The children being not yet born (mhpw gennhqentwn). Genitive absolute with first aorist passive participle of gennaw, to beget, to be born, though no word for children nor even the pronoun autwn (they).
Neither having done anything good or bad (mhde pracantwn ti agaqon h faulon). Genitive absolute again with first active participle of prassw. On faulon, see II Corinthians 5:10.
The purpose of God (h proqesiv tou qeou). See Romans 8:28 for proqesiv.
According to election (kat ekloghn). Old word from eklegw, to select, to choose out. See I Thessalonians 1:4. Here it is the purpose (proqesiv) of God which has worked according to the principles of election.
Not of works (ouk ec ergwn). Not of merit.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 9:11:
John 10:16
Acts 13:46
Acts 18:15
Romans 8:28
Romans 9:17
Romans 11:5
1 Thessalonians 1:4
2 Timothy 1:9
2 Timothy 2:23
2 Peter 1:10
Revelation 3:7
DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.
