Acts 8:32

Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading:

Like a sheep He was led to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He does not open His mouth.

Isaiah 53:7-8


He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself];
Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.

Psalm 39:2


I was mute and silent [before my enemies],
I refrained even from good,
And my distress grew worse.

Psalm 39:9


“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.

Psalm 44:11-12


You have made us like sheep to be eaten [as mutton]
And have scattered us [in exile] among the nations.

Jeremiah 11:19


But I was like a gentle and tame lamb brought to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had devised plots and schemes against me, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit;
Let us cut him off from the land of the living,
That his name be remembered no longer.”

Jeremiah 12:3


But You, O Lord, know me [and understand my devotion to You];
You see me;
And You examine the attitude of my heart toward You.
Drag out the faithless like sheep for the slaughter [O Lord]
And set them apart for the day of slaughter.

Jeremiah 51:40


“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
Like rams together with male goats.

Matthew 26:62-63

The high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Have You no answer to give? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”

Luke 23:34

And Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing His clothes among themselves.

John 1:29

The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 18:9-11

This was to fulfill and verify the words He had spoken, “Of those whom You have given Me, I have not lost even one.”

Romans 8:36

Just as it is written and forever remains written,

For Your sake we are put to death all day long;
We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.”

1 Peter 1:19

but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.

1 Peter 2:21-24

For [as a believer] you have been called for this purpose, since Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you may follow in His footsteps.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

He was

General references

Bible References

He was

Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself];
Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.

As a

Psalm 44:11

You have made us like sheep to be eaten [as mutton]
And have scattered us [in exile] among the nations.
Jeremiah 11:19

But I was like a gentle and tame lamb brought to the slaughter;
And I did not know that they had devised plots and schemes against me, saying,
“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit;
Let us cut him off from the land of the living,
That his name be remembered no longer.”
Jeremiah 12:3

But You, O Lord, know me [and understand my devotion to You];
You see me;
And You examine the attitude of my heart toward You.
Drag out the faithless like sheep for the slaughter [O Lord]
And set them apart for the day of slaughter.
Jeremiah 51:40

“I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
Like rams together with male goats.
Romans 8:36
Just as it is written and forever remains written,

For Your sake we are put to death all day long;
We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.”

And like

John 1:29
The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
1 Peter 1:19
but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.
1 Peter 2:21
For [as a believer] you have been called for this purpose, since Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you may follow in His footsteps.

Opened

Psalm 39:2

I was mute and silent [before my enemies],
I refrained even from good,
And my distress grew worse.
Matthew 26:62
The high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Have You no answer to give? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”
Luke 23:34
And Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing His clothes among themselves.
John 18:9
This was to fulfill and verify the words He had spoken, “Of those whom You have given Me, I have not lost even one.”

General references

Numbers 7:39
one young bull, one ram, one male lamb one year old, for a burnt offering;
Matthew 27:12
But when the charges were brought against Him by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.