I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.
Acts 8:32 - English Standard Version 2016 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading: Like a sheep He was led to the slaughter, and as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, so He opens not His mouth. 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: Common English Bible This was the passage of scripture he was reading: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter” “and like a lamb before its shearer is silent” “so he didn’t open his mouth.” Catholic Public Domain Version Now the place in Scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter. And like a lamb silent before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the place of the scripture which he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb without voice before his shearer, so openeth he not his mouth. |
I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.
But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.”
But you, O Lord, know me; you see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.
I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams and male goats.
one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
one bull from the herd, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;
And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.