Romans 2:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

This seems to be borrowed from 2 Chronicles 19:7, and Deuteronomy 10:17. You have the same again, Acts 10:34: see Job 34:19 Galatians 2:6, Galatians 3:28 Ephesians 6:9 1 Peter 1:17. Obj. God loved Jacob, and hated Esau, when they were yet unborn, and had done neither good nor evil. Answer. This was not properly a respecting of persons, because God did not this as a judge, but as an elector: so the apostle states it, Romans 9:11-13. God is gracious to whom he will be gracious, and may do what he will with his own.

Romans 2:11

11 For there is no respect of persons with God.