12 Bible Verses about Christ Being Silent

He will not strive nor cry aloud, Nor shall anyone hear is voice in the streets.

Now the portion of Scripture which he was reading was as follows. He was led a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is dumb, So he opened not his mouth.

But he answered her not a word. Then the disciples came up and kept beseeching him. "Send her away," they said, "because she wails after us."

But Jesus kept silence. Again the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the Living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

"It is as you say," answered Jesus; but while he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

But he made no answer, not even to one charge; insomuch that the Governor was greatly astonished.

But he remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest questioned him. "Are you the Christ," he said, "the Son of the Blessed?"

"See, how many accusations they are making." But Jesus no longer made any answer, at which Pilate wondered.

So he had been asking him many questions, but Jesus made no answers.

and entering the Praetorium again, he said to Jesus, "What is your origin?"

"I shall not talk with you much more, for the Prince of this world is coming.

Jesus made no answer. So Pilate said to him. "Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, or power to crucify you?"