'Silent' in the Bible

Jesus however remained silent. Again the High Priest addressed Him. "In the name of the ever-living God," he said, "I now put you on your oath. Tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."

Then He asked them, "Are we allowed to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil? to save a life, or to destroy one?" They remained silent.

Then He went up to them on board the boat, and the wind lulled; and they were beside themselves with silent amazement.

But they remained silent; for on the way they had debated with one another who was the chief of them.

But He remained silent, and gave no reply. A second time the High Priest questioned Him. "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" he said.

"I tell you," He replied, "that if *they* became silent, the very stones would cry out."

Then the whole assembly remained silent while they listened to the statement made by Paul and Barnabas as to all the signs and marvels that God had done among the Gentiles through their instrumentality.

She knows how to be silent. She is full of trust, full of hope, full of patient endurance.

or if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God.

And if anything is revealed to some one else who is seated there, let the first be silent.

Let married women be silent in the Churches, for they are not permitted to speak. They must be content with a subordinate place, as the Law also says;

I do not permit a woman to teach, nor have authority over a man, but she must remain silent.