Acts 8:32

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

Isaiah 53:7

As a

Romans 8:36

And like

John 1:29

1 Peter 1:19

1 Peter 2:21

Opened

General references

Numbers 7:39

Matthew 27:12

Bible References

He was

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that is mute before its shearers, so he opened not his mouth.

As a

Thou have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter. And I knew not that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy the tree with the fruit of it. And let us cut him off from the land of the living, that hi

But thou, O LORD, know me. Thou see me, and try my heart toward thee. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.

Just as it is written, For thy sake we are killed the whole day long. We are considered as sheep of slaughter.

And like

On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

but by precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and unspotted--of Christ,

For ye were called for this. Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that ye should follow his footsteps.

Opened

I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good, and my sorrow was stirred.

And the high priest having stood up, he said to him, Answer thou nothing? What do these testify against thee?

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. And dividing his garments, they cast a lot.

so that the word that he spoke might be fulfilled, Of whom thou have given me, I lost, no, not one of them.

General references

one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.