Matthew 27:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
  • Isa 53:7 : 7 Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word.
  • Ps 38:13-14 : 13 But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth. 14 So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
  • Matt 27:14 : 14 And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.
  • Mark 15:3-5 : 3 And the chief priests said a number of things against him. 4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done. 5 But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.
  • John 19:9-9 : 9 And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross? 11 Jesus gave this answer: You would have no power at all over me if it was not given to you by God; so that he who gave me up to you has the greater sin.
  • Acts 8:32 : 32 Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 15:2-5
    4 verses
    90%

    2 And Pilate put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he, answering, said to him, You say so.

    3 And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

    4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

    5 But Jesus gave no more answers, so that Pilate was full of wonder.

  • Matt 26:62-63
    2 verses
    81%

    62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

    63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Matt 27:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

    14 And he gave him no answer, not even a word: so that the ruler was greatly surprised.

  • Mark 14:60-61
    2 verses
    80%

    60 And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

    61 But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

  • Luke 23:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9 And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.

    10 And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

  • Matt 27:11
    76%

    11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

  • John 19:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9 And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10 Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?

  • Mark 15:12
    75%

    12 And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

  • John 18:34-35
    2 verses
    74%

    34 Jesus made answer, Do you say this of yourself, or did others say it about me?

    35 Pilate said, Am I a Jew? Your nation and the chief priests have given you into my hands: what have you done?

  • Luke 23:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2 And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

    3 And Pilate said to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And he said in answer, You say so.

    4 And Pilate said to the chief priests and the people, In my opinion this man has done no wrong.

  • Luke 23:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 And Pilate sent for the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them,

    14 You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:

  • John 18:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man?

    30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

  • Matt 27:41
    72%

    41 In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

  • Luke 22:66
    72%

    66 And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Matt 27:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.

    23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • Acts 25:8
    72%

    8 Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.

  • Matt 22:46
    72%

    46 And no one was able to give him an answer, and so great was their fear of him, that from that day no one put any more questions to him.

  • Matt 27:2
    71%

    2 And they put cords on him and took him away, and gave him up to Pilate, the ruler.

  • Mark 14:55
    71%

    55 Now the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for witness against Jesus so that they might put him to death; and they were unable to get any.

  • John 19:6
    71%

    6 So when the chief priests and the police saw him they gave a loud cry, To the cross! to the cross! Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and put him on the cross: I see no crime in him.

  • Mark 11:27
    71%

    27 And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:

  • Mark 15:9
    71%

    9 And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

  • Luke 12:11
    71%

    11 And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

  • John 19:21
    71%

    21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, Do not put, The King of the Jews, but, He said, I am the King of the Jews.

  • Matt 27:20
    71%

    20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

  • John 18:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21 Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

    22 When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?

  • Acts 25:16
    70%

    16 To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.

  • Acts 23:35
    70%

    35 I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

  • John 18:38
    70%

    38 Pilate said to him, True? what is true? Having said this he went out again to the Jews and said to them, I see no wrong in him.

  • 2 Kgs 18:36
    70%

    36 But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

  • Isa 36:21
    70%

    21 But they kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

  • John 7:26
    70%

    26 And here he is talking openly and they say nothing to him! Is it possible that the rulers have knowledge that this is truly the Christ?

  • Luke 20:1
    70%

    1 And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news,

  • Mark 14:57
    69%

    57 Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying,

  • Acts 24:13
    69%

    13 And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.