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Acts 7:9

Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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καὶkaiAndG2532 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
πατριάρχαιpatriarchaipatriarchsG3966 →
ζηλώσαντεςzēlōsanteshaving enviedG2206 →
τὸνton<the>G3588 →
ἸωσὴφIōsēphJosephG2501 →
ἀπέδοντοapedontosold [him]G591 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
Αἴγυπτον·AiguptonEgypt;G125 →
καὶkaiButG2532 →
ἦνēnwasG1510 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
θεὸςtheosGodG2316 →
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326 →
αὐτοῦautouhimG846 →

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Genesis 39:2And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master.Psalms 105:17He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.Genesis 45:4Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near me.” And they did so. “I am Joseph, your brother,” he said, “the one you sold into Egypt!1 Corinthians 13:4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.Genesis 39:21–23the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.Matthew 27:18For he knew it was out of envy that they had handed Jesus over to him.Genesis 39:5From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.Genesis 49:23–24The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.Genesis 37:18–29Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.Genesis 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.Genesis 37:4–11When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.Genesis 50:15–20When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge? Then he will surely repay us for all the evil that we did to him.”Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went outActs 7:51You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.Genesis 39:1Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

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