Matthew 27:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.”
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“And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 27:12 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 38:13But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
- Isaiah 53:7He 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 her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- Matthew 26:63But 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.”
- Matthew 27:14But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
- Mark 15:3And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
- John 19:9and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
- Acts 8:32The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
- 1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
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