Bible Cross References
the chief
Matthew 27:12
But he said nothing in response to the accusations of the chief priests and elders.
Luke 23:2-5
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where they began to accuse him: "We caught this man misleading our people, telling them not to pay taxes to the Emperor and claiming that he himself is the Messiah, a king."
3
Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "So you say," answered Jesus.
4
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, "I find no reason to condemn this man."
5
But they insisted even more strongly, "With his teaching he is starting a riot among the people all through Judea. He began in Galilee and now has come here."
John 18:29-31
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So Pilate went outside to them and asked, "What do you accuse this man of ?"
30
Their answer was, "We would not have brought him to you if he had not committed a crime."
31
Pilate said to them, "Then you yourselves take him and try him according to your own law." They replied, "We are not allowed to put anyone to death."
John 19:6
When the chief priests and the Temple guards saw him, they shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "You take him, then, and crucify him. I find no reason to condemn him."
John 19:7
The crowd answered back, "We have a law that says he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God."
John 19:12
When Pilate heard this, he tried to find a way to set Jesus free. But the crowd shouted back, "If you set him free, that means that you are not the Emperor's friend! Anyone who claims to be a king is a rebel against the Emperor!"
but
Mark 15:5
Again Jesus refused to say a word, and Pilate was amazed.
Mark 14:60
The High Priest stood up in front of them all and questioned Jesus, "Have you no answer to the accusation they bring against you?"
Mark 14:61
But Jesus kept quiet and would not say a word. Again the High Priest questioned him, "Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed God?"
Isaiah 53:7
"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.