Acts 8:32

The tenoure of ye scripture which he redde was this. He was ledde as a shepe to be slayne: and lyke a lambe dome before his sherer so opened he not his mouth.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The 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:

In Context

31And he sayd: how can I except I had a gyde? And he desyred Philip that he wold come vp and sit wt him.

33Because of his humblenes he was not estemed: who shall declare his generacio? for his lyfe is taken fro the erthe.

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Cross References

Luke 23:34Then sayde Iesus: father forgeve them for they woot not what they do. And they parted his rayment and cast loottes.

John 18:9That ye sayinge might be fulfilled which he spake: of the which thou gavest me have I not lost one.

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:27-40

Philip and the Ethiopian. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join… Read the whole commentary →

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