Psa 115:1, Rom 9:11-15, 18, 21, 11:6, 1Jo 3:1, 4:10 | ESV | STEP | Not to us, O Lord , not to us, but to your name give glory , for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness !

11 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 ^chim who calls— 12 she was told, ^d“The older will serve the younger.” 13 As it is written, ^e“Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

14 What shall we say then? ^fIs there injustice on God’s part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, ^g“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Romans 9:18

18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills.

Romans 9:21

21 ^hHas the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump ⁱone vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?

Romans 11:6

6 ^jBut if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

1 John 3:1

1 See ^kwhat kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called ^lchildren of God; and so we are. The reason why ^mthe world does not know us is that ⁿit did not know him.

1 John 4:10

10 In this is love, ^onot that we have loved God ^pbut that he loved us and sent his Son to be ^qthe propitiation for our sins.