'Silent' in the Bible

But Jesus was silent. The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God."

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

But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place."

After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.

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

He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the very stones will cry out!"

Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

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

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

When the commanding officer had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and gestured to the people with his hand. When they had become silent, he addressed them in Aramaic,

But if there is no interpreter, he should be silent in the church. Let him speak to himself and to God.

the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak. Rather, let them be in submission, as in fact the law says.