Acts 7:9-15 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,… The benevolent have the advantage of the envious, even in this present life; for the .envious is tormented not only by all the ill that befalls himself, but by all the good that happens to another: whereas the benevolent man is the better prepared to bear his own calamities unruffled, from the complacency and serenity he has secured from contemplating the prosperity of all around him. (Colton.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,WEB: "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt. God was with him, |
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