(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;)

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 in order that the purpose of God, working through selection, might not fail — a selection depending, not on obedience, but on his call — Rebecca was told, before her children were born and before they had done anything either right or wrong,

selbst als die Kinder noch nicht geboren waren und weder Gutes noch Böses getan hatten (auf daß der Vorsatz Gottes nach Auswahl bestände, nicht aus Werken, sondern aus dem Berufenden),

(Porque no siendo aún nacidos, ni habiendo hecho aún ni bien ni mal, para que el propósito de Dios conforme á la elección, no por las obras sino por el que llama, permaneciese;)

(pois, como não eram ainda nascidos, não haviam feito bem ou mal, para que o propósito de Deus, segundo a escolha, continuasse; não pelas obras, mas por causa daquele que chama),

E os filhos ainda não tinham nascido, nem tinham feito algo bom ou mau (para que o propósito de Deus de acordo com Sua escolha permanecesse, não por obras, mas por causa Daquele que chama),