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:
Cross-references
Psalm 39:9 uses the exact phrase 'I did not open my mouth,' directly paralleling the lamb's silence in Acts 8:32. Strong verbal and thematic link.
Isaiah 53:7-8 is the exact passage the eunuch reads — a direct citation.
Isaiah 53:8 is the exact verse quoted here — the suffering servant's humiliation and death.
Jeremiah 11:19 presents the prophet as a lamb to slaughter — a typological parallel to Christ's silent suffering.
Matthew 26:63 states Jesus remained silent, directly fulfilling the lamb who opened not his mouth in Acts 8:32.
1 Peter 2:23 describes Christ not retaliating — directly echoing the silent lamb of Isaiah 53:7 quoted in Acts.
John 1:29 identifies Jesus as the Lamb of God — the same figure described in Isaiah 53 and quoted in Acts.
1 Peter 1:19 describes Christ as a lamb without blemish — the same sacrificial lamb as in Isaiah 53.
Romans 8:36 applies the 'sheep for slaughter' image to believers suffering for Christ — echoing the suffering servant.
Revelation 5:6 reveals the exalted Lamb who was slain, the same lamb led to slaughter in Isaiah.
Genesis 22:9 depicts Abraham binding Isaac, a type of sacrifice that prefigures the Lamb of God led to slaughter in Acts 8:32.
1 Peter 2:23 describes Jesus not reviling or threatening, directly applying the silent lamb of Isaiah.
1 Corinthians 5:7 calls Christ our Passover lamb, the same lamb image from the Isaiah passage.
John 19:9 shows Jesus giving no answer to Pilate, mirroring the silent lamb of the Isaiah prophecy.
In Luke 23:9, Jesus remains silent before Herod, fulfilling the prophetic image of the lamb not opening its mouth.
Mark 14:61 records Jesus remaining silent before the high priest, matching the lamb's quiet submission in Acts 8:32.
Matthew 27:12 reports Jesus gave no answer to his accusers, directly fulfilling the silence of the lamb described in Acts 8:32.