Acts 8:33

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 8:33 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.
Acts 8:33 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“In his humiliation his judgment was taken away, etc.] The humiliation, or low estate of Christ, lay in his assumption of human nature, with the weaknesses and imperfections of it; in the meanness of his parentage and education; in the sorrows he endured from his cradle to his cross; in his last conflict with Satan in the garden; in his being apprehended, bound, scourged, and condemned, both by the sanhedrim, and the Roman governor; and in being enclosed with the assembly of the wicked soldiers, who put on him their own clothes, and a crown of thorns on his head, and a reed in his hand, and then in a mock manner bowed to him as king of the Jews; and last of all in his obedience to death, even…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In 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 bound, and he was led to be tried. See the notes on Matthew 27:2. It is not known why the Septuagint thus translated the expression “he was taken from prison,” etc., by “in his humiliation,” etc. The word “from prison” may mean, as has been…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“In his humiliation his judgment was taken away - That is, when he was a man, he had no justice shown him. To take away a person's judgment, is a proverbial phrase for oppressing him. And who shall declare, or count his generation - That is, who can number his seed, Isa 53:10; which he hath purchased by laying down his life? Acts 8:36”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“his humiliation: Phi 2:8, Phi 2:9 judgment: Job 27:2, Job 34:5; Isa 5:23, Isa 10:2; Hab 1:4; Mat 27:12-26; Joh 19:12-16 and who: Psa 22:30; Isa 53:8, Isa 53:12 for: Psa 22:15; Isa 53:10, Isa 53:12; Dan 9:26; Zac 13:7 Acts 8:34”
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