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 treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.

As a

You handed us over like sheep to be eaten; you scattered us among the nations.

Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, "Let's destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let's remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more."

But you, Lord, know all about me. You watch me and test my devotion to you. Drag these wicked men away like sheep to be slaughtered! Appoint a time when they will be killed!

"I will lead them off to be slaughtered like lambs, rams, and male goats."

As it is written, "For your sake we encounter death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered."

And like

On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.

For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps.

Opened

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

So the high priest stood up and said to him, "Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?"

[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.

He said this to fulfill the word he had spoken, "I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me."

General references

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb in its first year, for a burnt offering;

But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.