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Acts 8:32

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:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away,.... The humiliation, or low estate of Christ, lay in his assumption of human nature, with the weaknesses and imperfections of it; in the meanness of his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The place ... - Isa 53:7-8. He was led ... - This quotation is taken literally from the Septuagint. It varies very little from the Hebrew. It has been almost universally understood that this place…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The place of the scripture - Περιοχη της γραφης, The section, or paragraph.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 8:26-40

We have here the story of the conversion of an Ethiopian eunuch to the faith of Christ, by whom, we have reason to think, the knowledge of Christ was sent into that country where he lived, and that…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The place of the scripture The A. V. omits the conjunction at the beginning of this verse. Read, Nowthe place, &c. The word rendered "place" signifies the whole contextof the passage. The eunuch was…