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Luke 23:9 Cross-References
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“Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.”
Luke 23:9 (KJV)
Commentary on Luke 23:9
He questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing—Jesus's absolute silence before Herod fulfills Isaiah 53:7: 'He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth.' The Greek construction (ἐπηρώτα...ἐν λόγοις ἱκανοῖς, αὐτὸς δὲ οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτῷ, epērōta...en logois hikanois, autos de ouden apekrinato autō) emphasizes the contrast: Herod's 'many words' met with Christ's complete silence—ouden, 'nothing whatsoever.'This silence is not passive but powerful. To Pilate, Jesus offered measured responses (John 18:34-37); to Herod, nothing. Why? Herod had rejected J...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 23:9
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“not even one word”
“when he was cursed”
“Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I complete my mission.,And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.,,,,,,,,”
“He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn't open his mouth.,The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:,,,,,,,,”
“yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter”
“I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”
“as a deaf man”
“because you did it.”