Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

As it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I regarded inferior.

New American Standard Bible

Just as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

King James Version

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Holman Bible

As it is written: I have loved Jacob, but I have hated Esau.

International Standard Version

So it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

American Standard Version

Even as it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.

Amplified

As it is written and forever remains written, “Jacob I loved (chose, protected, blessed), but Esau I hated (held in disregard compared to Jacob).”

An Understandable Version

Just as it is written [Mal. 1:2-3], "I [i.e., God] loved Jacob, but hated Esau."

Anderson New Testament

as it is written: Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Bible in Basic English

Even as it is said, I had love for Jacob, but for Esau I had hate.

Common New Testament

As it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

Daniel Mace New Testament

as it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have discarded."

Darby Translation

according as it is written, I have loved Jacob, and I have hated Esau.

Godbey New Testament

as has been written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Goodspeed New Testament

As the Scripture says, "I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau."

Julia Smith Translation

As has been written, Jacob have I loved, and Esau have I hated.

King James 2000

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Lexham Expanded Bible

just as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

Modern King James verseion

As it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

As it is written, "Jacob he loved, but Esau he hated."

Moffatt New Testament

As it is written, Jacob I loved but Esau I hated.

Montgomery New Testament

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

NET Bible

just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

New Heart English Bible

Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

Noyes New Testament

as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

Sawyer New Testament

as it is written; Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.

The Emphasized Bible

Even as it is written - Jacob, have I loved, but, Esau, have I hated.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

As it is written, "Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated."

Twentieth Century New Testament

The words of Scripture are-'I loved Jacob, but I hated Esau.'

Webster

As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Weymouth New Testament

This agrees with the other Scripture which says, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated."

Williams New Testament

As the Scripture says, "Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated."

World English Bible

Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

Worrell New Testament

Even as it has been written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated."

Worsley New Testament

"I loved Jacob and I hated Esau."

Youngs Literal Translation

according as it hath been written, 'Jacob I did love, and Esau I did hate.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
As
καθώς 
Kathos 
as, even as, according as, when, according to, how, as well as
Usage: 141

it is written
γράφω 
Grapho 
Usage: 149

Ἰακώβ 
Iakob 
Usage: 22

G25
ἀγαπάω 
Agapao 
Usage: 92

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Ἠσαῦ 
Esau 
Usage: 3

Context Readings

God's Gracious Election Of Israel

12 it was said to her, The older will serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob I loved, but Esau I regarded inferior. 14 What will we say then? Is there injustice from God? May it not happen!

Cross References

Malachi 1:2-3

I have loved you, says LORD. Yet ye say, How have thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother, says LORD. Yet I loved Jacob,

Genesis 29:31

And LORD saw that Leah was regarded inferior, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 29:33

And she conceived again, and bore a son, and said, Because LORD has heard that I am regarded inferior, he has therefore given me this [son] also. And she called his name Simeon.

Deuteronomy 21:15

If a man has two wives, the one beloved, and the other regarded inferior, and they have borne him sons, both the beloved and the one regarded inferior, and if the first-born son be hers who was regarded inferior,

Proverbs 13:24

He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.

Matthew 10:37

He who loves father or mother above me is not worthy of me, and he who loves son or daughter above me is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:26

If any man comes to me, and does not regard as inferior his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and besides his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

John 12:25

He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

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