Romans 9:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 9:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 9:13 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 9:13 — KJV
“As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”
— Romans 9:13 (KJV)
Romans 9:13 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 9:13
“And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. he...: Heb. venison was in his mouth”
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“And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.”
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“I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,”
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“And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.”
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“And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.”
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