32 Now the passage of Scripture which he was reading was this:

(A)He was led as a sheep to slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He does not open His mouth.
33 (B)In humiliation His judgment was taken away;
Who will [a]relate His [b]generation?
For His life is removed from the earth.”

34 The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?”

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  1. Acts 8:33 Or describe
  2. Acts 8:33 Or family or origin

32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:

“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
    and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
    Who can speak of his descendants?
    For his life was taken from the earth.”[a](A)

34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

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  1. Acts 8:33 Isaiah 53:7,8 (see Septuagint)