Matthew 27:12

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While He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

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  • Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."
  • Isa 53:7 : 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
  • Ps 38:13-14 : 13 Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to harm me speak of ruin and plot deception all day long. 14 But I am like a deaf man who does not hear, and like a mute man who cannot open his mouth.
  • Matt 27:14 : 14 But Jesus did not answer even a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
  • Mark 15:3-5 : 3 The chief priests accused Him of many things, but He did not respond. 4 So Pilate questioned Him again, 'Aren’t You going to answer anything? See how many charges they’re bringing against You.' 5 But Jesus no longer answered anything, and Pilate was amazed.
  • John 19:9-9 : 9 He went back into the governor's palace and asked Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have the authority to crucify you and the authority to release you?" 11 Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over me unless it had been given to you from above. Therefore, the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.
  • Acts 8:32 : 32 The passage of Scripture he was reading was this: 'Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth.'
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When He was reviled, He did not revile in return. When He suffered, He did not threaten, but entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 15:2-5
    4 verses
    90%

    2Pilate questioned Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You say so.'

    3The chief priests accused Him of many things, but He did not respond.

    4So Pilate questioned Him again, 'Aren’t You going to answer anything? See how many charges they’re bringing against You.'

    5But Jesus no longer answered anything, and Pilate was amazed.

  • Matt 26:62-63
    2 verses
    81%

    62Then the high priest stood up and said to Him, "Are You not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against You?"

    63But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, "I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God."

  • Matt 27:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13Then Pilate said to Him, 'Do you not hear how many charges they bring against You?'

    14But Jesus did not answer even a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

  • Mark 14:60-61
    2 verses
    80%

    60Then the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?"

    61But he remained silent and gave no answer. Again, the high priest asked him, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?"

  • Luke 23:9-10
    2 verses
    80%

    9Herod questioned Him at length, but Jesus gave him no answer.

    10The chief priests and the scribes stood there vehemently accusing Him.

  • Matt 27:11
    76%

    11Meanwhile, Jesus stood before the governor. The governor questioned Him, saying, 'Are you the King of the Jews?' Jesus replied, 'You have said so.'

  • John 19:9-10
    2 verses
    76%

    9He went back into the governor's palace and asked Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

    10Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have the authority to crucify you and the authority to release you?"

  • Mark 15:12
    75%

    12Pilate asked them a second time, 'Then what do you want me to do with the one you call the King of the Jews?'

  • John 18:34-35
    2 verses
    74%

    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

    35Pilate replied, 'Am I a Jew? Your own people and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?'

  • Luke 23:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'

    3So Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the King of the Jews?' Jesus answered, 'You say so.'

    4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, 'I find no guilt in this man.'

  • Luke 23:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13Pilate then called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people.

    14and said to them, 'You brought this man to me as one who is misleading the people. Now look, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no basis for your charges against Him.

  • John 18:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29So Pilate went out to them and asked, 'What charge do you bring against this man?'

    30They answered him, 'If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.'

  • Matt 27:41
    72%

    41In the same way, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying,

  • Luke 22:66
    72%

    66At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

  • Matt 27:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22Pilate said to them, 'Then what should I do with Jesus, who is called the Christ?' They all said, 'Let Him be crucified!'

    23But he said, 'Why? What evil has He done?' Yet they kept shouting all the more, 'Let Him be crucified!'

  • Acts 25:8
    72%

    8Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

  • Matt 22:46
    72%

    46No one could answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.

  • Matt 27:2
    71%

    2They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Mark 14:55
    71%

    55The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.

  • John 19:6
    71%

    6When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate responded, "Take him yourselves and crucify him; I find no charge against him."

  • Mark 11:27
    71%

    27They came again to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him.

  • Mark 15:9
    71%

    9Pilate answered them, 'Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?''

  • Luke 12:11
    71%

    11When they bring you before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say.

  • John 19:21
    71%

    21The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that this man said, 'I am the King of the Jews.'"

  • Matt 27:20
    71%

    20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

  • John 18:21-22
    2 verses
    70%

    21'Why are you questioning me? Ask those who heard me speak about what I said to them. They know what I said.'

    22When Jesus said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck him with his hand, saying, 'Is this how you answer the high priest?'

  • Acts 25:16
    70%

    16I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused has met their accusers face to face and has had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.

  • Acts 23:35
    70%

    35he said, 'I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.' Then he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

  • John 18:38
    70%

    38'What is truth?' Pilate asked. After he said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, 'I find no basis for a charge against him.'

  • 2 Kgs 18:36
    70%

    36But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, because the king had commanded, ‘Do not answer him.’

  • Isa 36:21
    70%

    21But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, because the king had commanded, 'Do not answer him.'

  • John 7:26
    70%

    26Yet here He is speaking openly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Could it be that the authorities really have recognized that He is the Messiah?

  • Luke 20:1
    70%

    1One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him.

  • Mark 14:57
    69%

    57Then some stood up and falsely testified against him, saying,

  • Acts 24:13
    69%

    13Nor can they prove to you the charges they are now bringing against me.