But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
L'Eternel fut avec Joseph, et il étendit sur lui sa bonté. Il le mit en faveur aux yeux du chef de la prison.
KJV
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
n the soul. For man is said to have the grace of God even as the grace of man. Hence it is written ( Gn. 39:21 ) that the Lord gave to Joseph "grace [Douay: 'favor'] in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison." Now when we say that a man has the favor of another, nothing is i…
Thomas Aquinas
On Nature and Grace
s agere, gratiarum actio. of a man, just as one is said to have the grace of God. Thus it is said in Gen. 39:21 : “the Lord gave Joseph favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.” Now to say that one man has the favour of another is not to denote anything in him who has the…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 101 (Migne)
ue esse adoptionem, ubi gratia est. Dicitur in conspectu custodis carceris Joseph invenisse gratiam (Gen. XXXIX, 21) : non tamen intelligendum est eum sibi adoptasse in Filium; sed et in multis locis aliter inveniet gratiam nominari, nec semper ad adoptionem pertinentem, sicut et…
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