Matthew 27:12
But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.
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- Matt 26:63 : 63 But 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- Matt 27:14 : 14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
- Mark 15:3-5 : 3 Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly. 4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!” 5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- John 19:9-9 : 9 and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?” 11 Jesus replied,“You would have no authority over me at all, unless it was given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- 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.
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- Mark 15:2-54 verses90%
2 So Pilate asked him,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
3 Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
5 But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
- Matt 26:62-632 verses81%
62 So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
63 But 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.”
- Matt 27:13-142 verses81%
13 Then Pilate said to him,“Don’t you hear how many charges they are bringing against you?”
14 But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.
- Mark 14:60-612 verses80%
60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
61 But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him,“Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
- Luke 23:9-102 verses80%
9 So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.
10 The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.
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11 Jesus 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.”
- John 19:9-102 verses76%
9 and he went back into the governor’s residence and said to Jesus,“Where do you come from?” But Jesus gave him no answer.
10 So Pilate said,“Do you refuse to speak to me? Don’t you know I have the authority to release you, and to crucify you?”
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12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
- John 18:34-352 verses74%
34 Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
35 Pilate answered,“I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”
- Luke 23:2-43 verses73%
2 They 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.”
3 So Pilate asked Jesus,“Are you the king of the Jews?” He replied,“You say so.”
4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
- Luke 23:13-142 verses72%
13 Jesus Brought Before the Crowd Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
14 and 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.
- John 18:29-302 verses72%
29 So Pilate came outside to them and said,“What accusation do you bring against this man?”
30 They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
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41 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:
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66 When 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
- Matt 27:22-232 verses72%
22 Pilate said to them,“Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Christ?” They all said,“Crucify him!”
23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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8 Paul said in his defense,“I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
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46 No 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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2 They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
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55 The 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 anything.
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6 When the chief priests and their officers saw him, they shouted out,“Crucify him! Crucify him!” Pilate said,“You take him and crucify him! Certainly I find no reason for an accusation against him!”
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27 The Authority of Jesus They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him
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9 So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
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11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defense or what you should say,
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21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,“Do not write,‘The king of the Jews,’ but rather,‘This man said, I am king of the Jews.’”
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20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
- John 18:21-222 verses70%
21 Why do you ask me? Ask those who heard what I said. They know what I said.”
22 When Jesus had said this, one of the high priest’s officers who stood nearby struck him on the face and said,“Is that the way you answer the high priest?”
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16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
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35 he 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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38 Pilate asked,“What is truth?” When he had said this he went back outside to the Jewish leaders and announced,“I find no basis for an accusation against him.
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36 The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.”
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21 They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.”
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26 Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ?
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1 The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up
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57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
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13 nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.