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Acts 7:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 7:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:915 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πατριάρχαιpatriarchai
patriarchsnounG3966
ζηλώσαντεςzēlōsantes
having enviedverbG2206
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἸωσὴφIōsēph
JosephnounG2501
ἀπέδοντοapedonto
sold himverbG591
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
ΑἴγυπτονAigypton
EgyptnounG125
καὶkai
ButwordG2532
ἦνēn
wasverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
μετ’met’
withprepositionG3326
αὐτοῦautou
himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:9

And the patriarchs moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. Acts 7:9 Here again, the type of Christ. Though they had no fault to find with him, and though he came on purpose to bring them their food, they thus ill-treated him. Still here again the promise, though it is a long while first, receives its fulfillment. And God was with him— this also is for them —

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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