12 Bible Verses about Christ Being Silent
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He will not strive, nor cry aloud, nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.
And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.
But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying Send her away, for she is crying out after us.
But Jesus was silent. And the highpriest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.
And he made him no answer, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered.
But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the highpriest asked him, and saith to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
and went again into the palace, and saith to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.
I shall not talk much more with you. For the prince of the world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
Pilate saith to him, Dost thou not speak to me? Dost thou not know that I have power to release thee, and have power to crucify thee?