Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

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

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."

A Conservative Version

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

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."

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 elder will serve the younger." 13 Even as it is written, "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be.



Cross References

Malachi 1:2-3

"I have loved you," says the LORD. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says the LORD, "Yet I loved Jacob;

Genesis 29:31

The LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 29:33

She conceived again, and bore a son, and said, "Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.

Deuteronomy 21:15

If a man have two wives, the one beloved, and the other hated, and they have borne him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers who was hated;

Proverbs 13:24

One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

Matthew 10:37

He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Luke 14:26

"If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

John 12:25

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

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