Malachi 1:2

New International Version

²“I have loved^(A) you,” says the Lord.

“But you ask,^(B) ‘How have you loved us?’

“Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,^(C)

Malachi 1:2

King James Version

²I 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,

¹³Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”^[a]^(A)

¹³As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

New International Version (NIV)