Luke 23:9

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So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.

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  • Matt 27:14 : 14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
  • Luke 13:32 : 32 But he said to them,“Go and tell that fox,‘Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.
  • Acts 8:32 : 32 Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this:“He was led like a sheep to 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 maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
  • Ps 38:13-14 : 13 But I am like a deaf man– I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak. 14 I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.
  • Ps 39:1-2 : 1 For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.” 2 I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;
  • Ps 39:9 : 9 I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.
  • Isa 53:7 : 7 He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.

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  • Mark 15:2-5
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    2So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

    3Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.

    4So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”

    5But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.

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    11Jesus and Pilate Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus said,“You say so.”

    12But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.

    13Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”

    14But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.

  • Luke 23:6-8
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    6Jesus Brought Before Herod Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.

    7When he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that time.

    8When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign.

  • 9and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.

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    10The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.

    11Even Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, dressing him in elegant clothes, Herod sent him back to Pilate.

  • 46No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

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    60Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”

    61But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,“Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

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    62So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”

    63But Jesus was silent. 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.”

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    14and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.

    15Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing deserving death.

  • 9Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.

  • 35he said,“I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

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    22Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”

    23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”

  • Luke 23:2-4
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    2They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”

    3So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”

    4Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”

  • 20because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

  • 16He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”

  • 3He answered them,“I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

  • 12So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”

  • 7Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

  • 9So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”

  • 40For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

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    21But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”

    22A third time he said to them,“Why? What wrong has he done? I have found him guilty of no crime deserving death. I will therefore flog him and release him.”

  • 26Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

  • 19When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

  • 23Jesus replied,“If I have said something wrong, confirm what is wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why strike me?”

  • 34Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”

  • 21They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.”

  • 6But they could not reply to this.

  • 36The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.”

  • 23But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him,“Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us.”

  • 68and if I ask you, you will not answer.

  • 66When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council

  • 21Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”

  • 26Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ?

  • 3When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.