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Acts 8:28–33

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Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.
Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
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:
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
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From verse 28

  1. Colossians 3:16Rank 1 from verse 28
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    16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

  2. Acts 28:25Rank 2 from verse 28
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    25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

  3. Isaiah 1:1Rank 3 from verse 28
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    1THE vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

  4. 2 Timothy 3:15–17Rank 4 from verse 28
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    15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

    16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

    17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

  5. Acts 17:11–12Rank 5 from verse 28
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    11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

    12Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

  6. Deuteronomy 11:18–20Rank 6 from verse 28
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    18¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

    19And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

    20And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates:

  7. Deuteronomy 17:18–19Rank 7 from verse 28
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    18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

    19And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

  8. Deuteronomy 6:6–7Rank 8 from verse 28
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    6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

    7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

  9. John 5:39–40Rank 9 from verse 28
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    39¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

    40And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

  10. Joshua 1:8Rank 10 from verse 28
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    8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

  11. Luke 3:4Rank 11 from verse 28
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    4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  12. Luke 4:17Rank 12 from verse 28
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    17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

  13. Proverbs 2:1–6Rank 13 from verse 28
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    1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

    2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

    3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;

    4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

    6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

  14. Proverbs 8:33–34Rank 14 from verse 28
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    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

    34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

  15. Psalms 1:2–3Rank 15 from verse 28
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    2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

    3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  16. Psalms 119:111Rank 16 from verse 28
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    111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

  17. Psalms 119:99Rank 17 from verse 28
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    99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

From verse 29

  1. Acts 10:19Rank 1 from verse 29
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    19¶ While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

  2. Acts 11:12Rank 2 from verse 29
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    12And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:

  3. Acts 13:2–4Rank 3 from verse 29
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    2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.

    3And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

    4¶ So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

  4. Acts 20:22–23Rank 4 from verse 29
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    22And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

    23Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

  5. Acts 16:6–7Rank 5 from verse 29
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    6Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

    7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

  6. 1 Timothy 4:1Rank 6 from verse 29
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    1NOW the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

  7. Acts 21:11Rank 7 from verse 29
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    11And when he was come unto us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

  8. Hosea 6:3Rank 8 from verse 29
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    3Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

  9. 1 Corinthians 12:11Rank 9 from verse 29
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    11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

  10. Isaiah 65:24Rank 10 from verse 29
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    24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

From verse 30

  1. Luke 24:44–45Rank 1 from verse 30
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    44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

    45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  2. John 5:39Rank 2 from verse 30
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    39¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

  3. Ephesians 5:17Rank 3 from verse 30
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    17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

  4. Ecclesiastes 9:10Rank 4 from verse 30
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    10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  5. Matthew 13:19Rank 5 from verse 30
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    19When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.

  6. Matthew 13:23Rank 6 from verse 30
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    23But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

  7. Matthew 15:10Rank 7 from verse 30
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    10¶ And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

  8. 1 Corinthians 14:19Rank 8 from verse 30
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    19Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

  9. Mark 13:14Rank 9 from verse 30
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    14¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains:

  10. Matthew 13:51Rank 10 from verse 30
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    51Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

  11. Matthew 24:15Rank 11 from verse 30
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    15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

  12. Psalms 119:32Rank 12 from verse 30
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    32I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

  13. Acts 8:27Rank 13 from verse 30
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    27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

  14. Revelation 13:18Rank 14 from verse 30
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    18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

  15. John 4:34Rank 15 from verse 30
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

From verse 31

  1. Romans 10:14Rank 1 from verse 31
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    14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

  2. Isaiah 29:18–19Rank 2 from verse 31
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    18¶ And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

    19The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

  3. Psalms 73:16–17Rank 3 from verse 31
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    16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

    17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.

  4. Proverbs 30:2–3Rank 4 from verse 31
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    2Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.

    3I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

  5. Psalms 25:8–9Rank 5 from verse 31
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    8Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

    9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

  6. 1 Corinthians 8:2Rank 6 from verse 31
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    2And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

  7. Matthew 18:3–4Rank 7 from verse 31
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    3And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

    4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  8. 1 Corinthians 14:36–37Rank 8 from verse 31
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    36What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

    37If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

  9. 2 Kings 5:26Rank 9 from verse 31
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    26And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

  10. 1 Corinthians 3:18Rank 10 from verse 31
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    18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

  11. 1 Peter 2:1–2Rank 11 from verse 31
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    1WHEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

    2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

  12. 2 Kings 10:15–16Rank 12 from verse 31
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    15¶ And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

    16And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot.

  13. 2 Kings 5:9Rank 13 from verse 31
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    9So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

  14. Isaiah 35:8Rank 14 from verse 31
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    8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

  15. James 1:10Rank 15 from verse 31
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    10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

  16. James 1:21Rank 16 from verse 31
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    21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

  17. Mark 10:15Rank 17 from verse 31
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    15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

  18. Psalms 73:22Rank 18 from verse 31
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    22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

From verse 32

  1. Isaiah 53:7–8Rank 1 from verse 32
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    7He 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.

    8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

  2. 1 Peter 2:21–24Rank 2 from verse 32
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    21For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

    22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

    23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

    24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

  3. Jeremiah 51:40Rank 3 from verse 32
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    40I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats.

  4. Jeremiah 11:19Rank 4 from verse 32
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    19But 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.

  5. Romans 8:36Rank 5 from verse 32
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    36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

  6. Psalms 44:11–12Rank 6 from verse 32
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    11Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

    12Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

  7. Psalms 39:9Rank 7 from verse 32
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    9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

  8. Psalms 39:2Rank 8 from verse 32
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    2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

  9. John 1:29Rank 9 from verse 32
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    29¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  10. Matthew 26:62–63Rank 10 from verse 32
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    62And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

    63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

  11. Jeremiah 12:3Rank 11 from verse 32
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    3But thou, O Lord, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

  12. 1 Peter 1:19Rank 12 from verse 32
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    19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

  13. John 18:9–11Rank 13 from verse 32
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    9That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

    10Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

    11Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

  14. Luke 23:34Rank 14 from verse 32
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    34¶ Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

From verse 33

  1. Isaiah 53:12Rank 1 from verse 33
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    12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  2. Isaiah 53:8Rank 2 from verse 33
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    8He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

  3. Philippians 2:8–9Rank 3 from verse 33
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    8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

    9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

  4. Zechariah 13:7Rank 4 from verse 33
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    7¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

  5. Isaiah 53:10Rank 5 from verse 33
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    10¶ Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

  6. Daniel 9:26Rank 6 from verse 33
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    26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

  7. Isaiah 10:2Rank 7 from verse 33
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    2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

  8. Isaiah 5:23Rank 8 from verse 33
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    23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  9. Job 27:2Rank 9 from verse 33
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    2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

  10. Job 34:5Rank 10 from verse 33
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    5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

  11. Matthew 27:12–26Rank 11 from verse 33
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    12And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

    13Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

    14And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

    15Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

    16And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

    17Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

    18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

    19¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

    20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

    21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

    22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

    23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

    24¶ When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

    25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

    26¶ Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

  12. Psalms 22:15Rank 12 from verse 33
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    15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

  13. Psalms 22:30Rank 13 from verse 33
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    30A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

  14. Habakkuk 1:4Rank 14 from verse 33
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    4Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

  15. John 19:12–16Rank 15 from verse 33
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    12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

    13¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

    16Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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Acts 8:28

COMBINED MEANING

returning

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

read

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To perceive and understand written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.

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prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

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Acts 8:29

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

join

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To bring or come together; connect, unite, associate, or enter into the relationship named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Acts 8:30

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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COMBINED MEANING

read

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To perceive and understand written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.

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prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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readest

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Second-person singular present form of read, meaning to perceive and understand written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.

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Acts 8:31

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except

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Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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guide

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1. To lead or direct in a way, course, action, or understanding. 2. One who leads or directs another.

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desired

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of desire, meaning to wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Acts 8:32

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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scripture

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The sacred writing or writings given by inspiration of God, whether taken collectively or as a particular passage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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read

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To perceive and understand written words, whether silently or by uttering them aloud.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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sheep

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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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slaughter

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Sense 1: The killing of persons or animals, especially in great number. Sense 2: As a verb, to kill or slay.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lamb

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1. A young sheep. 2. Figuratively, a person or appearance likened to a lamb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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dumb

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Sense 1: Unable, unwilling, or restrained from speaking; silent or speechless. Sense 2: Causing muteness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 8:33

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

declare

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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8:26And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

8:27And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

8:28Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

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8:29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

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8:30And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

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8:31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

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8:32The 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:

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8:33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

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8:34And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?

8:35Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

8:36And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

8:37And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

8:38And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.

8:39And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

8:40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.

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