Acts 8:32
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 8:32 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 8:32 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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 h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 8:32 — 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 (KJV)
Acts 8:32 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 8:32
“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:32: sheep, slaughter, lamb
“And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:32: place, led, sheep
“Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be? flesh: Heb. slaughter”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:32: read, led, slaughter
“But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. the tree...: Heb. the stalk with his bread”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:32: read, slaughter, like
“And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.”
Shares key themes with Acts 8:32: like, before, opened
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