Acts 8:32

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:

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  • Isa 53:7-8 : 7 Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word. 8 They took away from him help and right, and who gave a thought to his fate? for he was cut off from the land of the living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.
  • 1 Pet 2:21-24 : 21 This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps: 22 Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth: 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness: 24 He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.
  • Jer 51:40 : 40 I will make them go down to death like lambs, like he-goats together.
  • John 1:29 : 29 The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
  • Ps 39:2 : 2 I made no sound, I said no word, even of good; and I was moved with sorrow.
  • Ps 44:11-12 : 11 You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations. 12 You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
  • Ps 39:9 : 9 I was quiet, and kept my mouth shut; because you had done it.
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.
  • Jer 12:3 : 3 But you, O Lord, have knowledge of me; you see me, searching and testing how my heart is with you: let them be pulled out like sheep to be put to death, make them ready for the day of death.
  • Rom 8:36 : 36 As it is said in the holy Writings, Because of you we are put to death every day; we are like sheep ready for destruction.
  • Matt 26:62-63 : 62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you? 63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, Father, let them have forgiveness, for they have no knowledge of what they are doing. And they made division of his clothing among them by the decision of chance.
  • 1 Pet 1:19 : 19 But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ:

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    6We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.

    7Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word.

    8They took away from him help and right, and who gave a thought to his fate? for he was cut off from the land of the living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.

    9And they put his body into the earth with sinners, and his last resting-place was with the evil-doers, though he had done no wrong, and no deceit was in his mouth.

  • Acts 8:33-40
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    33Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.

    34And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other?

    35So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.

    36And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?

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    38And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.

    39And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.

    40But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.

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    27And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;

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    30And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?

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    17And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

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    17So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

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    1See my servant, whom I am supporting, my loved one, in whom I take delight: I have put my spirit on him; he will give the knowledge of the true God to the nations.

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    13See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.

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    13But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

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    22Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:

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    20And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

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    8Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

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    26Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you: