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, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he did not open his mouth.

As a

Thou hast given us over like sheep appointed for food and hast scattered us among the Gentiles.

But I was like a ram or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; for I did not understand that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living that his name may no longer be remembered.

But thou, O LORD, dost know me; thou hast seen me and tried my heart toward thee; pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and mark them for the day of slaughter.

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

(As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)

And like

The next day John saw Jesus coming unto him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

but with the precious blood of the Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without contamination,

Because for this were ye called: for the Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps

Opened

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

And the high priest arose and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing to what these witness against thee?

Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.

that the word might be fulfilled, which he spoke, Of those whom thou gavest me I have lost none.

General references

one young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering;

And being accused by the princes of the priests and the elders, he answered nothing.