Romans 9:13
As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
In Context
12she was told, “The older will serve the younger.”
14What then shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Certainly not!
Cross References
Luke 14:26“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.
Matthew Henry on Romans 9:7-14
The Divine Sovereignty. ( a. d. 58.) 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. 10 And not only this; but when… Read the whole commentary →