Acts 7:9

But God was with him — Though he was not in this land. Genesis 37:28.

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Albert 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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was (f) with him, (3) Steven diligently recounts the horrible misdeeds of s...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Abraham and the Patriarchs. The High Priest invites Stephen to plead to the charge. Addressing his audience in the style used by Paul ( Acts 22:1 )...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

moved with envy . being jealous. Greek. zeloo. Compare the noun zelos, Acts 5:17 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Now followeth the greatest wickedness of the nation of Israel, that they conspired (385) together to oppress their innocent brother, which...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, And the patriarchs - The twelve sons of Jacob, thus called because...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Moved with envy, sold Joseph— The plain inference to be drawn from hence was, that they might learn from this example, to abate their hard thoughts...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egyp...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Defence and Martyrdom of Stephen 1-53. Speech of Stephen. There is every reason to believe that this speech was really delivered by St. Stephen, a...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

See Genesis 37:4 . Envy ] Stephen sees in Joseph a type of Jesus, and in the envy of his brethren, a type of the envy of the chief priests and scr...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The patriarchs, moved with envy. — This, interpreted by what follows, is the first step in the long induction which is to show that the elect of Go...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 ST. STEPHEN'S DEFENCE AND THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION. Acts 6:12-14 ; Acts 7:1-2 ST. STEPHEN and St. Philip are the two prominent...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Stephen's Defense: God's First Called Ones Acts 7:1-13 There are several touches in this eloquent apology which deserve notice. Acts 7:2 : “Th...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The charge against Stephen was that he had spoken against the Temple and the Law. His reply consisted of a masterly review of the history of the nati...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in H...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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, be...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the patriarchs, moved with envy The rest of the twelve sons of Jacob, though their relation to such holy ancestors might have taught them a muc...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The high priest only asks the question, "Are these things so?" Then God provides room for Stephen to speak without interruption for some time. This s...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Stephen's Address. 1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 2 And he s...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Moved with envy; enraged: the holy martyr accommodates his apology so, as that they may yet have occasion to reflect on themselves; for as they had...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

From Abraham to the Prophet Like Moses - Reply To The Charge of Blasphemy Against God and Moses (7:2-43). The only way Stephen had of replying to...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. And God was with him,' But now came the first sign of unbelief and dis...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 7:1 . The high priest’s question, Are these things so? analogous to that put to Christ ( Matthew 26:62 ), was equivalent...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 7:9 . Moved with envy, or jealousy , they, the patriarchs, sold Joseph into Egypt — i.e. , to be carried thither. Steph...
Scofield Reference Notes

God Jehovah. ( Genesis 39:2 ).
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 6 ; Acts 7 Stephen. From the history of Stephen we learn: I. That fidelity to truth provokes antagonism; holiness and sin are mutually rep...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The scope and design of St. Stephen's defence before the council will be better understood, if it be properly analyzed. The rulers construed his defe...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then said the high priest, Are these things so? The high priest and his question This functionary was probably Theophilus, son-in-law of Caiaph...
The Biblical Illustrator

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him. The patriarchs and their younger brother This picture of pat...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 7:1 And the high priest said for then said the high priest, A.V. The high priest spoke as president of the Sanhedrim (s...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; but God was with him,
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The story of Jacob and Joseph:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 37:18-29 ; Genesis 37:4-11 ; Genesis 39:2 ; Genesis 39:21-23 ; Genesis 39:5 ; Genesis 45:4 ; Genesis 49:23 ; Genesis 49:24 ; Genesis...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

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⁹ And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Related Commentaries of Acts 7:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 7:9