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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...

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