Acts 8:32 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 8:32 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 8:32 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Acts 8:32 — World English Bible
Acts 8:32 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the contents of the Writing that he was reading was this: `As a sheep unto slaughter he was led, and as a lamb before his shearer dumb, so he doth not open his mouth;”
Acts 8:32 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 8:32 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth. ”
Acts 8:32 — Darby Translation
Acts 8:32 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Nowe the place of the Scripture which he read, was this, Hee was lead as a sheepe to the slaughter: and like a lambe domme before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth.”
Acts 8:32 — Geneva Bible
Acts 8:32 in Context — Acts 8
30 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
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:
33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
What Does Acts 8:32 Mean?
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