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 suffered wrong and was evil entreated, and yet opened not his mouth: he was as a sheep led to be slain: and as a lamb before his shearer, he was dumb and opened not his mouth.

As a

Thou lettest us be eaten up like sheep, and scatterest us among the Heathen.

But I, as a meek lamb, was carried away to be slain: not knowing, that they had devised such a counsel against me saying, "We will destroy his meat with wood, and drive him out of the land of the living: that his name shall never be thought upon."

But thou LORD, to whom I am well known, thou that hast seen, and proved my heart; take them away, like as a flock is carried to the slaughter house, and appoint them for the day of slaughter.

I shall carry them down to be slain like sheep, like whethers and goats.

As it is written, "For thy sake are we killed all day long, and are counted as sheep appointed to be slain."

And like

The next day, John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, "Behold, the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb undefiled, and without spot,

For hereunto verily were ye called, for Christ also suffered for us: leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps,

Opened

I held my tongue; I was dumb. I kept silence, yea even from good words, but it was pain and grief to me.

And the chief priest arose, and said to him, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?"

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

That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, "Of them which thou gavest me have I not lost one."

General references

and an ox, a ram, and a lamb of a year old for burnt offerings;

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