Matthew 27:12
But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
In Context
13Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear all the charges against you?”
Cross References
Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed; yet when he humbled himself, he did not open his mouth; 1 as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, 1 so he did not open his mouth. 1
Matthew 27:14But he did not answer even one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
John 19:9and he entered the government headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
1 Peter 2:23When he was reviled, he did not revile back. When he suffered, he did not threaten back, but he gave himself to the one who judges justly.
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 →