Acts 8:33

Acts 8:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)In his humiliation he was deprived of justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)In His humiliation His justice was taken away, And who will declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)He was humiliated and received no justice. Who can speak of his descendants? For his life was taken from the earth.”

Context of Acts 8:33

31And he said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: "Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth." 34And the eunuch said to Philip, "About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?" 35Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.

Acts 8:33 word by word

ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ἤρθη, τὴν γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται; ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• humiliationταπείνωσιςtapeinōsis · lowlinessG5014
• judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• was taken awayαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• andδέde · thenG1161
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall declareδιηγέομαιdiēgeomai · to relate fullyG1334
• generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093

Cross-references for Acts 8:33

• Philippians 2:8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
• Job 27:2"As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
• Job 34:5For Job has said, 'I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;
• Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!
• Isaiah 10:2to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
• Habakkuk 1:4So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.
• Matthew 27:12But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer.
• John 19:12From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, "If you release this man, you are not Caesar's friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar."
• Psalms 22:30Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
• Isaiah 53:8By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people?
• Psalms 22:15my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
• Daniel 9:26And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.
• Zechariah 13:7"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me," declares the Lord of hosts. "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.

Commentaries on Acts 8:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away - He who was the fountain of judgment and justice had no justice shown him (mercy he needed not) in his humiliation; viz. that time in which he emptied himself, and appeared in the form of a servant. Who shall declare his generation - : Answering to the Hebrew דורו doro, which Bp. Lowth understands as implying his manner of life. It was the custom among the Jews, when they were taking away any criminal from…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33In his humiliation - This varies from the Hebrew, but is copied exactly from the Septuagint, showing that he was reading the Septuagint. The Hebrew text is: “He was taken from prison and from judgment.” The word rendered “prison” denotes any kind of “detention,” or even “oppression.” It does not mean, as with us, to be confined “in” a prison or jail, but may mean “custody,” and be applied to the detention or custody of the Saviour when his hands were…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-40Verses 26-40 Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a door of opportunity to his ministers in very unlikely places. We should study to do good to those we come into company with by travelling. We should not be so shy of all strangers as some affect to be. As to those of whom we know nothing else, we know this, that they have souls. It is wisdom for men of business to redeem time for holy duties; to fill up every minute with something…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-33The Scripture passage was Isaiah 53:7–8. It is one of the Servant Songs of Isaiah, a passage that speaks of the suffering servant of the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3332-33. The place ... was this, He was led as a sheep, &c.--One cannot but wonder that this, of all predictions of Messiah's sufferings in the Old Testament the most striking, should have been that which the eunuch was reading before Philip joined him. He could hardly miss to have heard at Jerusalem of the sufferings and death of Jesus, and of the existence of a continually increasing party who acknowledged Him to be the Messiah. But his question to…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings