I said, "I will be careful about what I do and will not let my tongue make me sin; I will not say anything while evil people are near."

I kept quiet, not saying a word, not even about anything good! But my suffering only grew worse,

I will keep quiet, I will not say a word, for you are the one who made me suffer like this.

"He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly; he never said a word. Like a lamb about to be slaughtered, like a sheep about to be sheared, he never said a word.

But he said nothing in response to the accusations of the chief priests and elders.

But Jesus refused to answer a single word, with the result that the Governor was greatly surprised.

The passage of scripture which he was reading was this: "He was like a sheep that is taken to be slaughtered, like a lamb that makes no sound when its wool is cut off. He did not say a word.

When he was insulted, he did not answer back with an insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but placed his hopes in God, the righteous Judge.

Pilate questioned him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "So you say."

"Tell us," they asked Jesus, "are you the one John said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?"

the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

But Jesus kept quiet. Again the High Priest spoke to him, "In the name of the living God I now put you under oath: tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God."

Jesus answered him, "So you say. But I tell all of you: from this time on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right side of the Almighty and coming on the clouds of heaven!"

"Tell us," they said, "are you the Messiah?" He answered, "If I tell you, you will not believe me;

But from now on the Son of Man will be seated at the right side of Almighty God."

when the people gathered around him and asked, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? Tell us the plain truth: are you the Messiah?"

So Pilate asked him, "Are you a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me."

"I will announce," says the king, "what the LORD has declared. He said to me: 'You are my son; today I have become your father.

I praise you, O LORD; teach me your ways.

A child is born to us! A son is given to us! And he will be our ruler. He will be called, "Wonderful Counselor," "Mighty God," "Eternal Father," "Prince of Peace."

His royal power will continue to grow; his kingdom will always be at peace. He will rule as King David's successor, basing his power on right and justice, from now until the end of time. The LORD Almighty is determined to do all this.

Then a voice said from heaven, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased."

At once they screamed, "What do you want with us, you Son of God? Have you come to punish us before the right time?"

I have seen it," said John, "and I tell you that he is the Son of God."

"Teacher," answered Nathanael, "you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!"

And he said to them, "I am telling you the truth: you will see heaven open and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of Man."

This saying made the Jewish authorities all the more determined to kill him; not only had he broken the Sabbath law, but he had said that God was his own Father and in this way had made himself equal with God.

For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. He will show him even greater things to do than this, and you will all be amazed.

Nor does the Father himself judge anyone. He has given his Son the full right to judge,

"I am telling you the truth: those who hear my words and believe in him who sent me have eternal life. They will not be judged, but have already passed from death to life.

The Father and I are one."

Then the people again picked up stones to throw at him.

As for me, the Father chose me and sent me into the world. How, then, can you say that I blaspheme because I said that I am the Son of God?

The crowd answered back, "We have a law that says he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."

That teaching is found in the gospel that was entrusted to me to announce, the Good News from the glorious and blessed God.

His appearing will be brought about at the right time by God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and the Lord of lords.