Acts 7:9
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
KJV
Καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι ζηλώσαντες τὸν Ἰωσὴφ ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἦν ὁ θεὸς μετ’ αὐτοῦ,
Greek NT
Et patriarchæ æmulantes, Joseph vendiderunt in Ægyptum : et erat Deus cum eo,
Vulgate
And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
ASV
And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him,
Douay-Rheims
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12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Αἴγυπτος
aiguptos
noun · 25×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
ζηλόω
zeloo
verb · 12×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
πατριάρχης
patriarches
noun · 4×
ἀποδίδωμι
apodidomi
verb · 48×
Ἰωσήφ
ioseph
noun · 35×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
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4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph dreamed a dream. The history of Joseph is one of the most beautiful in Scripture, exhibiting the wonderful providence of God in turning evil into good. Joseph is in many ways a type of Christ: hated by his brethren, sold for silver, condemned though innocent, exalted to supreme authority, and becoming the savior of those who had reject…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- 1Sam 18:12 — And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
- Acts 5:17 — Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
- Acts 7:51 — Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
- Gen 26:27 — And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
- Gen 37:4 — And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.
- Gen 37:9 — And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
- Gen 37:11 — And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
- Gen 37:18 — And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
- Gen 37:28 — Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Gen 39:1 — And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.
- Gen 39:2 — And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Gen 39:2 — And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
- Gen 39:5 — And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was u
- Gen 39:21 — But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Gen 39:21 — But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
- Gen 45:4 — And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.
- Gen 45:5 — Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
- Gen 49:23 — The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
- Gen 50:15 — And when Joseph’s brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.
- Hag 2:4 — Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith
- Isa 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Isa 43:2 — When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame k
- Jer 1:8 — Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
- Judg 11:7 — And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
- Luke 2:52 — And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
- Matt 27:18 — For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
- Matt 27:18 — For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
- Prov 27:4 — Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- Ps 105:17 — He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:
- Ps 105:17 — He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: