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Acts 8:30–35

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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.
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?
Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.
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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.

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.

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.

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.

From verse 34

  1. Matthew 15:15Rank 1 from verse 34
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    15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

  2. Matthew 13:36Rank 2 from verse 34
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    36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

  3. Matthew 2:2–4Rank 3 from verse 34
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    2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

    3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

From verse 35

  1. Luke 24:27Rank 1 from verse 35
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    27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

  2. Acts 18:28Rank 2 from verse 35
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    28For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

  3. 1 Corinthians 2:2Rank 3 from verse 35
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    2For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

  4. Acts 28:23Rank 4 from verse 35
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    23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

  5. Matthew 5:2Rank 5 from verse 35
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    2And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Acts 8:30

COMBINED MEANING

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.

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 8:31

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

guide

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 8:32

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

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

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 8:34

COMBINED MEANING

eunuch

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Sense 1: A man unable or abstaining from generation. Sense 2: A palace or court officer.

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

COMBINED MEANING

answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

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

COMBINED MEANING

pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

man

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 8:35

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

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

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

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

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

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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?

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