KJV King James Version
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
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Acts 8:32
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
WEB World English Bible
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.
ASV American Standard Version
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: ‘As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth;
Surrounding context — Acts 8
29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenπεριοχὴG4042 · periochēpassageτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγραφῆςG1124 · graphēa writingἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἀνεγίνωσκενG314 · anaginōskōto readἦνG1510 · eimito beαὕτη·G3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenπρόβατονG4263 · probatonsheepἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstσφαγὴνG4967 · sphagēslaughterἤχθη,G71 · agōto bringκαὶG2532 · kaiandὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἀμνὸςG286 · amnoslambἐναντίονG1726 · enantionin front ofτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκείραντοςG2751 · keirōto shearαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἄφωνος,G880 · aphōnosmuteοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)οὐκG3756 · ounoἀνοίγειG455 · anoigōto openτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoστόμαG4750 · stomamouthαὐτοῦ.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Isaiah 53:7-8He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.1 Peter 2:21-24For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:Jeremiah 51:40I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.Romans 8:36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.Jeremiah 11:19But I [was] like a lamb [or] an ox [that] is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.Psalm 44:11-12Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.Psalm 39:9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst [it].Psalm 39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.John 1:29The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.Matthew 26:62-63And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these witness against thee?Jeremiah 12:3But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.1 Peter 1:19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:John 18:9-11That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.Luke 23:34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
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