Matthew 27:12
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
In Context
13Then Pilate says to him, Do thou not hear how many things they testify against thee?
Cross References
Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that is mute before its shearers, so he opened not his mouth.
Matthew 27:14And he did not answer him, not even one word, so as for the governor to marvel greatly.
John 19:9And he went into the Praetorium again, and says to Jesus, Where are thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
1 Peter 2:23Who, being reviled, did not revile in return. Suffering, he did not threaten, but yielded to him who judges righteously.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:12-26
Christ at the Bar of Pilate. 11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom… Read the whole commentary →