Acts 8:33

"Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth."

Key Reflection

This passage draws on Isaiah 53:7, depicting Jesus as willingly submitting to his suffering and death, much like a sheep led to the slaughter or a lamb silently enduring shearing. This imagery underscores Jesus' passive acceptance of his crucifixion, mirroring his lack of resistance in the face of persecution and execution.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 33. In his humiliation. This varies from the Hebrew, but is copied exactly from the Septuagint, showing that he was reading the Septuagint. The Hebrew is, "he was taken from prison, and from judgment." The word rendered "prison" denotes any kind of detention, or even oppression. It does not mean, as with us, to be confined in a prison or jail, but may mean custody, and be applied to the detention or custody of the Saviour when his hands were bound, and he was led to be tried. See Barnes "Mt 27:2". It is not known why the Seventy thus translated the expression "he was taken from prison" etc., by "in his humiliation," etc.

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