Acts 7:9

Good News Translation

"Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt, but God was with him

King James Version (1611)
And the Patriarchs moued with enuie, sold Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

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

English Standard Version
"And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him

New American Standard Bible
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

New Century Version
"Jacob's sons became jealous of Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Amplified Bible
"The [ten elder] patriarchs, overwhelmed with jealousy, sold [their younger brother] Joseph into [slavery in] Egypt; but God was with him,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

Legacy Standard Bible
"And the patriarchs, becoming jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

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

Contemporary English Version
These men were our ancestors. Joseph was also one of our famous ancestors. His brothers were jealous of him and sold him as a slave to be taken to Egypt. But God was with him

Complete Jewish Bible
"Now the Patriarchs grew jealous of Yosef and sold him into slavery in Egypt . But Adonai was with him;

Darby Translation
And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him away into Egypt. And God was with him,

Easy-to-Read Version
"These ancestors of ours became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Patriarkes moued with enuie, solde Ioseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

George Lamsa Translation
And our forefathers were jealous of Joseph; so they sold him into Egypt; but God was with him.

Lexham English Bible
And the patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. And God was with him,

Literal Translation
And being jealous of Joseph, the patriarchs sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

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

Bible in Basic English
And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

Hebrew Names Version
"The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Yosef, sold him into Mitzrayim. God was with him,

International Standard Version
"The patriarchs became jealous of Joseph and sold him as a slaveas a slave">[fn] into Egypt. However, God was with himGenesis 37:4,11, 28; Psalm 105:17;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And these our fathers were incited against Jauseph, and sold him into Mitsreen. And Aloha was with him:

Murdock Translation
And those our fathers envied Joseph, and sold him into Egypt: but God was with him,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the patriarkes moued with enuie, solde Ioseph into Egypt: and God was with hym,

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

World English Bible
"The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the patriachs moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him,

Weymouth's New Testament
"The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the patriarkis hadden enuye to Joseph, and selden hym in to Egipt.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

New English Translation
The patriarchs, because they were jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt. But God was with him,

New King James Version
"And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him

New Living Translation
"These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him

New Life Bible
"The sons of Jacob sold Joseph to people from the country of Egypt because they were jealous of him. But God was with Joseph.

New Revised Standard
"The patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the patriarchs, being jealous of Joseph, gave him up into Egypt; and, God, was, with him,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him,

Revised Standard Version
"And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And the patriarkes havinge indignacio solde Ioseph into Egipte. And God was with him

Young's Literal Translation
and the patriarchs, having been moved with jealousy, sold Joseph to Egypt, and God was with him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the Patriarkes had indignacion at Ioseph, and solde hi in to Egipte. And God was with him,

Mace New Testament (1729)
the patriarchs being jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt: but God was with him,

THE MESSAGE
"But then those ‘fathers,' burning up with jealousy, sent Joseph off to Egypt as a slave. God was right there with him, though—he not only rescued him from all his troubles but brought him to the attention of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He was so impressed with Joseph that he put him in charge of the whole country, including his own personal affairs.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Now these patriarchs were jealous of one of their brothers. They ended up selling their brother Joseph to some slavers from Egypt. But God was takin' care of Joseph

Contextual Overview

¹ The High Priest asked Stephen, "Is this true?" ² Stephen answered, "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! Before our ancestor Abraham had gone to live in Haran, the God of glory appeared to him in Mesopotamia ³ and said to him, ‘Leave your family and country and go to the land that I will show you.' ⁴ And so he left his country and went to live in Haran. After Abraham's father died, God made him move to this land where you now live. ⁵ God did not then give Abraham any part of it as his own, not even a square foot of ground, but God promised to give it to him, and that it would belong to him and to his descendants. At the time God made this promise, Abraham had no children. ⁶ This is what God said to him: ‘Your descendants will live in a foreign country, where they will be slaves and will be badly treated for four hundred years. ⁷ But I will pass judgment on the people that they will serve, and afterward your descendants will come out of that country and will worship me in this place.' ⁸ Then God gave to Abraham the ceremony of circumcision as a sign of the covenant. So Abraham circumcised Isaac a week after he was born; Isaac circumcised his son Jacob, and Jacob circumcised his twelve sons, the famous ancestors of our race. ⁹ "Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him ¹⁰ and brought him safely through all his troubles. When Joseph appeared before the king of Egypt, God gave him a pleasing manner and wisdom, and the king made Joseph governor over the country and the royal household.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

moved: Genesis 37:4-11, Genesis 49:23, Matthew 27:18

sold: Genesis 37:18-29, Genesis 45:4, Genesis 50:15-20, Psalms 105:17

but: Genesis 39:2, Genesis 39:5, Genesis 39:21-23, Genesis 49:24, Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 43:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 26:27 - seeing Genesis 30:24 - And she Genesis 37:9 - the sun Genesis 37:11 - envied Genesis 37:28 - sold Genesis 39:1 - Joseph Genesis 45:5 - God Genesis 49:26 - was separate Judges 11:7 - Did not ye hate 1 Samuel 18:12 - the Lord 2 Kings 18:7 - And the Lord 1 Chronicles 9:20 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 15:9 - they saw Proverbs 14:30 - envy Proverbs 27:4 - but Ecclesiastes 4:4 - every Jeremiah 1:8 - for I am Haggai 2:4 - for Luke 2:52 - and in Acts 2:29 - the patriarch Acts 5:17 - indignation Acts 7:35 - Moses Acts 7:51 - as Acts 17:5 - moved Hebrews 7:4 - the patriarch James 3:14 - if James 4:5 - The spirit

Cross-References

Genesis 2:19
So he took some soil from the ground and formed all the animals and all the birds. Then he brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and that is how they all got their names.

Genesis 7:6
Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came on the earth.

Genesis 7:9
went into the boat with Noah, as God had commanded.

Genesis 7:11
When Noah was six hundred years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month all the outlets of the vast body of water beneath the earth burst open, all the floodgates of the sky were opened,

Genesis 7:12
and rain fell on the earth for forty days and nights.

Genesis 7:16
as God had commanded. Then the Lord shut the door behind Noah.

Isaiah 65:25
Wolves and lambs will eat together; lions will eat straw, as cattle do, and snakes will no longer be dangerous. On Zion, my sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil."

Jeremiah 8:7
Even storks know when it is time to return; doves, swallows, and thrushes know when it is time to migrate. But, my people, you do not know the laws by which I rule you.

Galatians 3:28
So there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women; you are all one in union with Christ Jesus.

Colossians 3:11
As a result, there is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the patriarchs, moved with envy,.... See Genesis 37:11 the sons of Jacob and brethren of Joseph were filled with envy, and enraged at him, because of the evil report of them he brought to his father; and because he had a greater share in his father's love than they had; and because of his dreams, which signified that he should have the dominion over them, and they should be obliged to yield obedience to him: wherefore they

sold Joseph into Egypt; they sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver, who were going down to Egypt, and who carried him thither with them: these twenty pieces of silver, the Jews say, the ten brethren of Joseph divided among themselves; everyone took two shekels, and bought shoes for his feet; to which they apply the passage in Amos 2:6 "they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes" k: and they suggest, that the redemption of the firstborn among the Israelites on account of the selling of Joseph; they say l,

"because they sold the firstborn of Rachel for twenty pieces of silver, let everyone redeem his son, his firstborn, with twenty pieces of silver; says R. Phinehas, in the name of R. Levi, because they sold the firstborn of Rachel for twenty pieces of silver, and there fell to each of them a piece of coined money (the value of half a shekel), therefore let everyone pay his shekel coined.''

They also affirm m, that the selling of Joseph was not expiated by the tribes, until they were dead, according to Isaiah 22:14 and that on the account of it, there was a famine in the land of Israel seven years. There seems to be some likeness between the treatment of Joseph and Jesus Christ, which Stephen may have some respect unto; as Joseph was sold by his brethren for twenty of silver, so Christ was sold by one of his disciples, that ate bread with him, for thirty pieces of silver; and as it was through envy the brethren of Joseph used him in this manner, so it was through envy that the Jews delivered Jesus Christ to Pontius Pilate, to be condemned to death: of this selling of Joseph into Egypt, Justin the historian speaks n; his words are,

"Joseph was the youngest of his brethren, whose excellent wit his brethren fearing, secretly took him and sold him to strange merchants, by whom he was carried into Egypt.''

And then follow other things concerning him, some true and some false; Stephen here adds,

but God was with him; see Genesis 39:2 he was with him, and prospered him in Potiphar's house; he was with him, and kept him from the temptations of his mistress; he was with him in prison, and supported and comforted him, and at length delivered him from it, and promoted him as follows; and caused all the evil that befell him to work for good to him and his father's family.

k Pirke Eliezer, c. 38. l T. Hieros. Shekalim, fol. 46. 4. m Pirke Eliezer, ib. n L. 36. c. 2.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moved with envy - That is, dissatisfied with the favor which their father Jacob showed Joseph, and envious at the dreams which indicated that he was to be raised to remarkable honor above his parents and brethren, Genesis 37:3-11.

Sold Joseph into Egypt - Sold him, that he might be taken to Egypt. This was done at the suggestion of “Judah,” who advised it that Joseph might not be put to death by his brethren, Genesis 37:28. It is possible that Stephen, by this fact, might have designed to prepare the way for a severe rebuke of the Jews for having dealt in a similar manner with their Messiah.

But God was with him - God protected him, and overruled all these wicked doings, so that he was raised to extraordinary honors.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 7:9. And the patriarchs — The twelve sons of Jacob, thus called because each was chief or head of his respective family or tribe.

Moved with envy — ζηλωσαντες. We translate ζηλος variously: zeal or fervent affection, whether its object be good or bad, is its general meaning; and ζηλοω signifies to be indignant, envious, c. Acts 5:17; Acts 5:17. The brethren of Joseph, hearing of his dreams, and understanding them to portend his future advancement, filled with envy, (with which no ordinary portion of malice was associated,) sold Joseph into the land of Egypt, hoping by this means to prevent his future grandeur but God, from whom the portents came, was with him, and made their envy the direct means of accomplishing the great design.