12And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
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But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. …
And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-25)We have here an account of what passed in Pilate’s judgment–hall, when the blessed Jesus was brought thither betimes in the morning. Though it was no court–day, Pilate immediately took his case before him. We have there, I. The trial Christ had before Pilate. 1. His arraignment; Jesus stood before the governor, as the prisoner before the judge. We could not stand before God because of our sins, no…
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