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Matthew 27:12
Matthew 27:12 is verse 12 of Matthew chapter 27, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
King James Version
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
World English Bible
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
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Matthew 27:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord had commanded me.”
11 Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
12 And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
13 Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
14 But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
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Cross-references
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Matthew 27:14But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.
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.”
Psalms 38:13But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
Psalms 38:14I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
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.
Mark 15:3And the chief priests began to accuse Him of many things.
Mark 15:4Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”
Mark 15:5But to Pilate’s amazement, Jesus made no further reply.
John 19:9and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.
John 19:10So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”
John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
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.