Acts 7:9-15

English Standard Version

⁹ “And the patriarchs, ^(A)jealous of Joseph, ^(B)sold him into Egypt; but ^(C)God was with him ¹⁰ and rescued him out of all his afflictions and ^(D)gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, ^(E)who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. ¹¹ Now ^(F)there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. ^12 (G)But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. ¹³ And ^(H)on the second visit ^(I)Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and ^(J)Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh. ¹⁴ And ^(K)Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, ^(L)seventy-five persons in all. ¹⁵ And ^(M)Jacob went down into Egypt, and ^(N)he died, he ^(O)and our fathers,