Acts 7:9-19

9 "Jacob's sons became jealous of their brother Joseph and sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him ¹

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. ²

11 Then there was a famine all over Egypt and Canaan, which caused much suffering. Our ancestors could not find any food, ³

12 and when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent his sons, our ancestors, on their first visit there.

13 On the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and the king of Egypt came to know about Joseph's family. ⁴

14 So Joseph sent a message to his father Jacob, telling him and the whole family, seventy-five people in all, to come to Egypt. ⁵

15 Then Jacob went to Egypt, where he and his sons died. ⁶

16 Their bodies were taken to Shechem, where they were buried in the grave which Abraham had bought from the clan of Hamor for a sum of money. ⁷

17 "When the time drew near for God to keep the promise he had made to Abraham, the number of our people in Egypt had grown much larger. ⁸

18 At last a king who did not know about Joseph began to rule in Egypt.

19 He tricked our ancestors and was cruel to them, forcing them to put their babies out of their homes, so that they would die. ⁹

Cross References

• 1. 7.9 aGenesis 37.11; bGenesis 37.28; cGenesis 39.2, 21.
• 2. 7.10Genesis 41.39-41.
• 3. 7.11Genesis 42.1, 2.
• 4. 7.13 aGenesis 45.1; bGenesis 45.16.
• 5. 7.14 aGenesis 45.9, 10, 17, 18; bGenesis 46.27 (LXX).
• 6. 7.15 aGenesis 46.1-7; bGenesis 49.33.
• 7. 7.16Genesis 23.3-16; 33.19; 50.7-13;Joshua 24.32.
• 8. 7.17, 18Exodus 1.7, 8.
• 9. 7.19 aExodus 1.10, 11; bExodus 1.22.