Acts 7:10
And delivered him out of all his tribulations: and he gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharao, the king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his house.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
9And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
Cross References
Genesis 41:12Where in one night both of us dreamed a dream foreboding things to come.
Genesis 44:18Then Juda coming hearer, said boldly: I beseech thee, my lord, let thy servant speak a word in thy ears,and be not angry with thy servant: for after Pharao thou art,
Genesis 48:16The angel that delivereth me from all evils, bless these boys: and let my name be called upon them, and the names of my fathers Abraham, and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.
Psalms 34:17But the countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil things: to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Psalms 40:1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
Proverbs 2:6Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.
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 →