Cyril of Jerusalem, on Acts 8:32

“And the place of the scripture which he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb without voice before his shearer, so openeth he not his mouth.”

“He is called a sheep; not a senseless one, but that which cleanses the world from sin by its precious blood, and when led before its shearer knows when to be silent.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.