Romans 9:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

That's why the Scriptures say that the Lord liked Jacob more than Esau.

Cross References

Genesis 29:31

The LORD knew that Jacob loved Rachel more than he did Leah, and so he gave children to Leah, but not to Rachel.

Genesis 29:33

She had a second son and named him Simeon, because she said, “The LORD has heard that my husband doesn't love me.”

Proverbs 13:24

If you love your children, you will correct them; if you don't love them, you won't correct them.

Matthew 10:37

If you love your father or mother or even your sons and daughters more than me, you are not fit to be my disciples.

Mark 12:10

Surely you know that the Scriptures say, ‘The stone that the builders tossed aside is now the most important stone of all.

Luke 14:26

You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot come with me unless you love me more than you love your own life.

John 12:25

If you love your life, you will lose it. If you give it up in this world, you will be given eternal life.

Deuteronomy 21:15

Suppose a man has two wives and loves one more than the other. The first son of either wife is the man's firstborn son, even if the boy's mother is the wife the man doesn't love. Later, when the man is near death and is dividing up his property, he must give a double share to his firstborn son, simply because he was the first to be born.