Malachi 1:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘I have loved you,’  says the Lord. Yet you ask, ‘How have you loved us? ’ ‘Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother? ’  This is the Lord’s declaration. ‘Even so, I loved Jacob,

Cross References

Jeremiah 31:3

the Lord appeared to him  from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued to extend faithful love to you.

Deuteronomy 10:15

Yet the Lord had his heart set on your ancestors and loved them.  He chose their descendants after them #– #he chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.

Deuteronomy 4:37

Because he loved  your ancestors, he chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by his presence and great power,

Malachi 2:17

You have wearied the Lord   with your words. Yet you ask, ‘How have we wearied him? ’ When you say, ‘Everyone who does what is evil is good in the Lord’s sight, and he is delighted with them,  or else where is the God of justice? ’

Jeremiah 2:31

Evil generation, pay attention to the word of the  Lord! Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do my people claim, ‘We will go where we want; we will no longer come to you’?

Jeremiah 2:5

This is what the  Lord  says: What fault did your ancestors find in me that they went so far from me, followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves?

Isaiah 43:4

Because you are precious in my sight and honoured, and I love you, I will give people in exchange for you and nations instead of your life.

Genesis 48:4

He said to me, “I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as a permanent possession  to your future descendants.”

Genesis 27:33

Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably. ‘Who was it then,’ he said, ‘who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate it all before you came in, and I blessed him. Indeed, he will be blessed! ’

Genesis 25:23

And the Lord said to her: Two nations are in your womb; two peoples will come from you and be separated. One people will be stronger than the other, and the elder will serve the younger.

Luke 10:29

But wanting to justify himself,  he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour? ’

John 15:12

‘This is my command: Love one another as I have loved   you.

Deuteronomy 23:5

Yet the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam, but he turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God loves  you.

Deuteronomy 33:3

Indeed he loves the people.  , All your   holy ones are in your hand, and they assemble  at your feet. Each receives your words.

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Edom in crimson-stained garments from Bozrah – this one who is splendid in his apparel, striding in his formidable  might? It is I, proclaiming vindication, powerful to save.

Amos 1:11

The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Edom for three crimes, even four, because he pursued his brother with the sword. He stifled his compassion, his anger tore at him   continually, and he harboured his rage incessantly.

Genesis 25:25

The first one came out red-looking,  covered with hair  like a fur coat, and they named him Esau.

Genesis 25:26

After this, his brother came out grasping Esau’s heel with his hand.  So he was named Jacob.  , Isaac was sixty years old when they were born.

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be the Lord your God! He delighted in you and put you on the throne of Israel,  because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel.  He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.’

2 Kings 3:8

He asked, ‘Which route should we take? ’ He replied, ‘The route of the Wilderness of Edom.’