'Silent' in the Bible

Now the passage of scripture that he was reading aloud was this: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer [is] silent, so he did not open his mouth.

And [when they] heard these [things], they became silent and praised God, saying, "Then God has granted the repentance [leading] to life to the Gentiles also!"

But motioning to them with [his] hand to be silent, he related to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Report these [things] to James and to the brothers," and he departed [and] went to another place.

And the whole group became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

And the Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not keep silent,

And [because] he would not be persuaded, we remained silent, saying, "The will of the Lord be done."

And [when they] heard that he was addressing them in the Aramaic language, {they became even more silent}. And he said,