14 Bible Verses about Christ Being Silent

He will not cry out or shout; he will not publicize himself in the streets.

He will not quarrel or cry out, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.

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.

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.

But he did not answer her a word. Then his disciples came and begged him, "Send her away, because she keeps on crying out after us."

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."

But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.

But he did not answer even one accusation, so that the governor was quite amazed.

But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.

So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.

and he went back into the governor's residence and said to Jesus, "Where do you come from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,

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?"