And He answered him not one word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I adjure You by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!"

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

And He, because of His affliction, opened not His mouth; He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He opened not His mouth.

And the chief priests were accusing Him of many things.

But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate marveled.

and he entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, "Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

Jesus answered, "You would have no authority at all against Me unless it had been given to you from above. Therefore the one who betrayed Me to you has a greater sin."

Now the portion of the Scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before its shearer is silent, thus He opened not His mouth.

who, being verbally abused, did not return verbal insults, when [He] suffered, [He] did not threaten, but committed [Himself] to Him who judges righteously;