Matthew 27:12
And while the chief priests and elders were accusing him, he returned not a word.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
In Context
13Then said Pilatos unto him, Hearest thou not what they witness against thee?
Cross References
Matthew 27:14But he gave him no answer, no, not in one word; and upon this (Pilate) marvelled greatly.
John 19:9And he entered again the praetorium, and said to Jeshu, Whence art thou? But Jeshu gave him no answer.
1 Peter 2:23who was reviled and reviled not, and suffered and threatened not, but delivered his cause to the Judge of righteousness;
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 →