Where a verse leads
Romans 9:13: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”Romans 9:13
Romans 9:13 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site, from for the seeker to shadows and types. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) 12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
Romans 9 · King James Version
The Scripture on both sides of it
This takes up the Old Testament at:
“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,”
Malachi 1:2 · King James Version
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Every collection that stands on this verse
For the seeker
Shadows and types
Questions people ask
What does Romans 9:13 mean?
Romans 9:13 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Romans 9:13 in the Bible?
Romans 9:13 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Romans 9:13 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Romans 9:13 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.