Moved with jealousy (ζηλωσαντες). First aorist active participle of ζηλοω, old verb from ζηλος (Acts 5:17), to burn or…

Moved with envy. That is, dissatisfied with the favour which their father Jacob showed Joseph, and envious of the dreams which indicated t…

The patriarchs, moved with envy.—This, interpreted by what follows, is the first step in the long induction which is to s…

Stephen’s address next turns to the sons of Jacob, or “the twelve patriarchs” as they were known more popularly. Here Stephen’s point is that God w…

Now follows the greatest wickedness of the nation of Israel: they conspired together to oppress their innocent brother, a cruelty that is contrary …

And the patriarchs, moved with envy
See (Genesis 37:11) the sons of Jacob and brethren of Joseph were fi…

Stephen was charged as a blasphemer of God and an apostate from the church; therefore, he shows that he is a son of Abraham and takes pride in this…