14 Bible Verses about Christ Being Silent

He will not cry out or shout
or make His voice heard in the streets.

He will not argue or shout,
and no one will hear His voice in the streets.

He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet He did not open His mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughter
and like a sheep silent before her shearers,
He did not open His mouth.

Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this:

He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
and as a lamb is silent before its shearer,
so He does not open His mouth.

Yet He did not say a word to her. So His disciples approached Him and urged Him, “Send her away because she cries out after us.”

But Jesus kept silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “By the living God I place You under oath: tell us if You are the Messiah, the Son of God!”

And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He didn’t answer.

But He didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

But Jesus still did not answer anything, so Pilate was amazed.

So he kept asking Him questions, but Jesus did not answer him.

He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are You from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.

I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over Me.

So Pilate said to Him, “You’re not talking to me? Don’t You know that I have the authority to release You and the authority to crucify You?”