14 Bible Verses about Christ Being Silent
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He will make no cry, his voice will not be loud: his words will not come to men's ears in the streets.
His coming will not be with fighting or loud cries; and his voice will not be lifted up in the streets.
Men were cruel to him, but he was gentle and quiet; as a lamb taken to its death, and as a sheep before those who take her wool makes no sound, so he said not a word.
Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:
But he gave her no answer. And his disciples came and said to him, Send her away, for she is crying after us.
But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?
And he went again into the Praetorium and said to Jesus, Where do you come from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
Then Pilate said to him, You say nothing to me? is it not clear to you that I have power to let you go free and power to put you to death on the cross?
Bible Theasaurus
- Silent (144 instances)