Romans 9:13
The words of Scripture are — ‘I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.’
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
In Context
12that ‘the elder would be a servant to the younger.’
14What are we to say, then? Is God guilty of injustice? Heaven forbid!
Cross References
Luke 14:26“If any man comes to me and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yes and his very life, he can be no disciple of mine.
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 →