12 it was said to her, ^a“The older shall serve the younger.”  ‡

13 As it is written, ^a“Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”  ‡

15 For He says to Moses, ^a“I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”  ‡

16 So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.