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Acts 8:32 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Acts 8:32 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 8 verse 32 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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:”
Acts 8:32 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 8:32
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: The eunuch was reading Isaiah 53:7-8, one of Scripture's clearest prophecies of Christ's substitutionary atonement.The lamb imagery connects to Passover and sacrificial system—innocent substitute bearing guilt in sinner's place. Led as sheep to slaughter indicates passive submission to violence. Jesus didn't resist arrest or crucifixion, willingly laying down His life (John 10:18). This voluntary submission distinguished Christ from mer...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 8:32
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“yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter”
“because Christ also suffered for us”
“like rams with male goats.”
“For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.{Psalm 44:22}”
“[saying]”
“and have scattered us among the nations.”
“because you did it.”
“even from good. My sorrow was stirred.”
“he saw Jesus coming to him”
“and said to him”