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Acts 8:32

World English Bible

Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this,
“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter.
As a lamb before his shearer is silent,
so he doesn’t open his mouth.

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Acts 8:32 in other translations

Now the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:

Acts 8:32 · American Standard Version

Acts 8:32 in context

  1. 30Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
  2. 31He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
  3. 32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this,
    “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter.
    As a lamb before his shearer is silent,
    so he doesn’t open his mouth.
  4. 33In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away.
    Who will declare His generation?
    For his life is taken from the earth.”
  5. 34The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”