Isaiah 53:7

He 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.

Cross-reference

Matthew 26:63 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 26:63 shows Jesus silent before the high priest, exactly as Isaiah 53:7 describes the lamb that does not open its mouth.

Matthew 27:12–14 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 27:12-14 records Jesus answering nothing to Pilate's accusations, fulfilling the silent submission of Isaiah 53:7.

Mark 14:61 Prophetic fulfillment

Mark 14:61 has Jesus holding his peace before the high priest, matching the silent lamb of Isaiah 53:7.

Mark 15:5 Prophetic fulfillment

Mark 15:5 shows Jesus answering nothing to Pilate, a direct fulfillment of the silence prophesied in Isaiah 53:7.

Luke 23:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 23:9 records Jesus giving no answer to Herod, continuing the silent lamb motif from Isaiah 53:7.

Acts 8:33 Citation

Acts 8:33 continues the same citation from Isaiah, describing the servant's humiliation — part of the same quoted passage.

John 19:9 Prophetic fulfillment

John 19:9 has Jesus silent before Pilate, fulfilling the prophecy of the lamb led to slaughter in Isaiah 53:7.

Acts 8:32 Citation

Acts 8:32 directly quotes this verse as the Ethiopian reads about the suffering servant — linking the prophecy to Jesus.

John 1:29 Allusion

John 1:29 explicitly calls Jesus 'the Lamb of God' — directly identifying him as the silent lamb of Isaiah 53:7.

Revelation 5:6 depicts the slain Lamb standing — the direct fulfillment of the silent suffering Servant in Isaiah 53:7.

1 Peter 1:19 refers to Christ as a lamb without blemish — a clear typological connection to the unblemished sacrificial lamb.

1 Corinthians 5:7 calls Christ our Passover lamb sacrificed — a direct typological link to the lamb led to slaughter in Isaiah.

Psalm 38:13 Parallel

Psalm 38:13 describes the psalmist's silence like a mute — paralleling the servant's silent submission under affliction.

Matthew 27:31 Prophetic fulfillment

Matthew 27:31 shows Jesus being led away to crucifixion — the direct fulfillment of the lamb led to slaughter in Isaiah 53:7.

Jeremiah 11:19 uses the exact 'lamb led to slaughter' imagery — directly paralleling the servant's fate.

Psalm 39:2 Parallel

Psalm 39:2 also speaks of being silent and still — reinforcing the theme of quiet endurance found in this verse.

1 Peter 2:24 quotes Isaiah 53:6's bearing of sins, but is part of the same passage whose silent suffering (v.7) is applied in 2:23.

Romans 8:36 Allusion

Romans 8:36 uses the same 'sheep to be slaughtered' imagery for believers — a parallel application of the suffering servant metaphor.

James 5:6 Allusion

James 5:6 describes condemning the innocent one who does not resist — echoing the silent suffering of Isaiah 53:7.