Acts 7:9
And the Patriarchs, being jealous, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him.
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In The King James Version
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 37:4Then his brothers, seeing that he was loved by his father more than all his other sons, hated him, and they were not able to say anything peacefully to him.
Genesis 39:2And the Lord was with him, and he was a man who prospered in everything that he did. And he lived in the house of his lord,
Genesis 39:21But the Lord was with Joseph, and, having mercy on him, he gave him favor in the sight of the leader of the prison,
Genesis 49:23But those who held darts, provoked him, and they contend with him, and they envied him.
Psalms 105:17The earth opened and swallowed Dathan, and it covered the congregation of Abiram.
Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not cover you. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, and the flames will not scorch you.
Matthew Henry on Acts 7:2-17
Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. 4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldæans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 5… Read the whole commentary →