Matthew 27:12

But when the charges were brought against Him by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I call on You to swear a binding oath by the living God, that you tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

Psalm 38:13-14


But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

Isaiah 53:7


He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth [to complain or defend Himself];
Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before her shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.

Matthew 27:14

But Jesus did not reply to him, not even to a single accusation, so that the governor was greatly astonished.

Mark 15:3-5

The chief priests began accusing Him of many things.

John 19:9-11

He went into the Praetorium again and said to Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus did not answer him.

Acts 8:32

Now this was the passage of Scripture which he was reading:

Like a sheep He was led to the slaughter;
And as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
So He does not open His mouth.

1 Peter 2:23

While being reviled and insulted, He did not revile or insult in return; while suffering, He made no threats [of vengeance], but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges fairly.

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