Acts 7:9
“And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,”
And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
Cross-References
“And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.”
“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
“He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:”
“And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.”
“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 kindle upon thee.”