Acts 8:32

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

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KJV

King James Version

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:

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WEB

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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ASV

American Standard Version

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:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Now the passage of Scripture that he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb before the [one] shearing it [is] silent, so He does not open His mouth.

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Acts 8

³⁰ So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

³¹ “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

³² The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

³³ In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

³⁴ “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

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