'Silent' in the Bible

When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest told him, "I command you by the living God to tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God!"

Then he asked them, "Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on Sabbath days, to save a life or to destroy it?" But they remained silent.

But they kept silent, because they had argued on the road with one another about who was the greatest.

But he kept silent and didn't answer at all. The high priest asked him again, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?"

But because you did not believe my announcement, which will be fulfilled at its proper time, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day this happens."

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was alone. The disciples kept silent and at that time told no one about what they had seen.

But they kept silent. So he took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.

So they couldn't catch him before the people in what he said. Amazed at his answer, they became silent.

This was the passage of Scripture he was reading: "Like a sheep he was led away to be slaughtered, and like a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.

The whole crowd was silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul tell about all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the gentiles.

One night, the Lord told Paul in a vision, "Stop being afraid to speak out! Don't remain silent!

When he could not be persuaded otherwise, we remained silent except to say, "May the Lord's will be done."

The tribune gave him permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, motioned for the people to be silent. When everyone had quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language:

If an interpreter is not present, the speaker should remain silent in the church and speak to himself and God.

If a revelation is made to another person who is seated, the first person should be silent.

As in all the churches of the saints, the women must keep silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak out, but must place themselves in submission, as the oral law also says.