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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 8:32 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
The passage of scripture which he was reading was this — ‘Like a sheep, he was led away to slaughter, And as a lamb is dumb in the hands of its shearer, So he refrains from opening his lips.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Die Stelle der Schrift aber, welche er las, war diese: "Er wurde wie ein Schaf zur Schlachtung geführt, und wie ein Lamm stumm ist vor seinem Scherer, also tut er seinen Mund nicht auf.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y el lugar de la Escritura que leía, era éste: Como oveja á la muerte fué llevado; y como cordero mudo delante del que le trasquila, así no abrió su boca:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o lugar da Escritura que ele estava lendo era este: Como ovelha ele foi levado ao matadouro, e como um cordeiro mudo fica diante do que o tosquia, assim também ele não abriu sua boca.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
A passagem da Escritura que o etíope estava lendo era esta: "Ele foi levado como uma ovelha para o matadouro, e, como um cordeiro diante do seu tosqueador, ficou em silêncio e não abriu a sua boca.
📖 Acts 8:32 in Context
30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32The 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:
33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
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