Acts 7:9

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

““The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,”

— WEB

“And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,”

— KJV

“And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,”

— ASV

Bible Verses About Joseph

Cross-references

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Genesis 39:2 "Yahweh was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man. He was in the house of his master the Egyptian."
Psalms 105:17 "He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave."
Isaiah 43:2 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire,…"
Isaiah 41:10 "Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will up…"
Genesis 45:4 "Joseph said to his brothers, “Come near to me, please.” They came near. “He said, I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt."
Genesis 39:5 "From the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, Yahweh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake. Ya…"
Genesis 39:21-23 "But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison."
Genesis 49:23-24 "The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecuted him:"

Commentary

the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt, but God was with him--Here Stephen gives his first example of Israel's opposition to God's purposes, in spite of which and by means of which those purposes were accomplished.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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