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Matthew 27:12 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Matthew 27:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 27 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.”
Matthew 27:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 27:12
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing (κατηγορεῖτο... οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο)—Jesus's silence fulfilled Isaiah 53:7: 'as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.' The Greek kategoreo (to accuse) is legal terminology; Christ faced formal prosecution.This was not passive weakness but sovereign self-control. Jesus had defended Himself before the Sanhedrin (Matthew 26:64); His silence before Pilate demonstrated He went to the cross willingly, not as a victim but as the appointed sacrifice who 'gave himself' (Galatians 1:4).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 27:12
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“I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.”
“yet when he was afflicted he didn't open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter”
“and said to Jesus”
“not even one word”
“And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.”
“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:,,,,,,,,”
“when he was cursed”
“as a deaf man”