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Complete Jewish Bible

Matthew 27:12

But when he was accused by the head cohanim and elders, he gave no answer.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Judge;   Rulers;   Self-Control;   Self-Defense;   Thompson Chain Reference - Accusations, False;   Evil;   False;   Silence-Speech;   Slander;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prophecies Respecting Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Crucifixion;   Ruler;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sanhedrim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Accuser;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Roman Law;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Elder (2);   Long-Suffering ;   Poet;   Scorn;   Trial of Jesus;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Pilate, Pontius;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
While he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he didn’t answer.
King James Version (1611)
And when hee was accused of the chiefe Priests and Elders, he answered nothing.
King James Version
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
English Standard Version
But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer.
New American Standard Bible
And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not offer any answer.
New Century Version
When the leading priests and the elders accused Jesus, he said nothing.
Amplified Bible
But when the charges were brought against Him by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
Legacy Standard Bible
And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He did not answer.
Berean Standard Bible
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
Contemporary English Version
And when the chief priests and leaders brought their charges against him, he did not say a thing.
Darby Translation
And when he was accused of the chief priests and the elders, he answered nothing.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then, when the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders made their accusations against Jesus, he said nothing.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he was accused of the chiefe Priestes, and Elders, he answered nothing.
George Lamsa Translation
And while the chief priests and elders were accusing him, he gave no answer.
Good News Translation
But he said nothing in response to the accusations of the chief priests and elders.
Lexham English Bible
And when he was being accused by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.
Literal Translation
And when He was accused by the chief priests and the elders, He answered nothing.
American Standard Version
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Bible in Basic English
But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.
Hebrew Names Version
When he was accused by the chief Kohanim and Zakenim, he answered nothing.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And while the chief priests and elders were accusing him, he returned not a word.
Murdock Translation
And when the chief priests and elders accused him, he made no reply.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he was accused of the chiefe priestes and elders, he aunswered nothyng.
English Revised Version
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
World English Bible
When he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Weymouth's New Testament
When however the High Priests and the Elders kept bringing their charges against Him, He said not a word in reply.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Jhesus seith to hym, Thou seist. And whanne he was accusid of the princis of prestis, and of the eldere men of the puple, he answeride no thing.
Update Bible Version
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
New English Translation
But when he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not respond.
New King James Version
And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.
New Living Translation
But when the leading priests and the elders made their accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.
New Life Bible
When the head religious leaders and the other leaders spoke against Him, He said nothing.
New Revised Standard
But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, while he was being accused by the High-priests and Elders, he answered nothing.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was accused by the chief priests and ancients, he answered nothing.
Revised Standard Version
But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he made no answer.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and when he was accused of ye chefe prestes and elders he answered nothinge.
Young's Literal Translation
And in his being accused by the chief priests and the elders, he did not answer any thing,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And wha he was accused of the hye prestes and elders, he answered nothinge.
Mace New Testament (1729)
but when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he return'd no answer.
THE MESSAGE
But when the accusations rained down hot and heavy from the high priests and religious leaders, he said nothing. Pilate asked him, "Do you hear that long list of accusations? Aren't you going to say something?" Jesus kept silence—not a word from his mouth. The governor was impressed, really impressed.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When he was accused by the head honchos of the church, he didn't answer.

Contextual Overview

11 Meanwhile, Yeshua was brought before the governor, and the governor put this question to him: "Are you the King of the Jews?" Yeshua answered, "The words are yours." 12 But when he was accused by the head cohanim and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, "Don't you hear all these charges they are making against you?" 14 But to the governor's great amazement, he did not say a single word in reply to the accusations. 15 It was the governor's custom during a festival to set free one prisoner, whomever the crowd asked for. 16 There was at that time a notorious prisoner being held, named Yeshua Bar-Abba. 17 So when a crowd had gathered, Pilate said to them, "Whom do you want me to set free for you? Bar-Abba? or Yeshua, called ‘the Messiah'?" 18 For he understood that it was out of jealousy that they had handed him over. 19 While he was sitting in court, his wife sent him a message, "Leave that innocent man alone. Today in a dream I suffered terribly because of him." 20 But the head cohanim persuaded the crowd to ask for Bar-Abba's release and to have Yeshua executed on the stake.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 27:14, Matthew 26:63, Psalms 38:13, Psalms 38:14, Isaiah 53:7, Mark 15:3-5, John 19:9-11, Acts 8:32, 1 Peter 2:23

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 10:27 - he held his peace Psalms 39:2 - I was Psalms 69:12 - They Amos 5:13 - the prudent Zechariah 11:13 - Cast Matthew 16:21 - chief priests Matthew 26:62 - Answerest Mark 14:61 - he held Acts 8:33 - judgment

Cross-References

Genesis 9:25
He said, "Cursed be Kena‘an; he will be a servant of servants to his brothers."
Genesis 25:27
The boys grew; and ‘Esav became a skillful hunter, an outdoorsman; while Ya‘akov was a quiet man who stayed in the tents.
Genesis 27:21
Yitz'chak said to Ya‘akov, "Come here, close to me, so I can touch you, my son, and know whether you are in fact my son ‘Esav or not."
Genesis 27:22
Ya‘akov approached Yitz'chak his father, who touched him and said, "The voice is Ya‘akov's voice, but the hands are ‘Esav's hands."
Genesis 27:36
‘Esav said, "His name, Ya‘akov [he supplants], really suits him — because he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright, and here, now he has taken away my blessing!" Then he asked, "Haven't you saved a blessing for me?"
Deuteronomy 27:18
"‘A curse on anyone who causes a blind person to lose his way on the road.' All the people are to say, ‘Amen!'
Job 12:16
With him are strength and common sense; both the misled and those who mislead are his.
Jeremiah 48:10
A curse on him who does the work of Adonai carelessly! A curse on him who withholds his sword from blood!
Malachi 1:14
"Moreover, cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock that is damaged, but vows and sacrifices to Adonai anyway. For I am a great king," says Adonai -Tzva'ot, "and my name is respected among the nations.
2 Corinthians 6:8
through being honored and dishonored, praised and blamed, considered deceptive and sincere,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders,.... As that he was a perverter of the people, a stirrer of sedition, discord, and rebellion among them; that he taught them not to give tribute to Caesar, and set up himself for a king; all which he had done not in one place only, but throughout all the land of Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem; see Luke 23:2,

he answered nothing; the things laid to his charge being notoriously false, and known to be so by all the people; and the evidence with which they were supported being so slender, the judge could never receive it; he therefore judged it unnecessary, and not worth a while to return an answer to them: besides, he knew they were bent upon his death, and that, should he set aside these charges, as he easily could, they would invent new ones, and so increase their sin, and their condemnation: but the chief reason of all, of his silence, was, he had the sins of his people to answer for, and the time of his dying for them was now come, and for which he was ready; and therefore would say nothing to remove these false charges, and retard his death.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When he was accused ... - To wit, of perverting the nation, and of forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, Luke 23:2, Luke 23:5. Probably this was done in a tumultuous manner and in every variety of form.

He answered nothing - He was conscious of his innocence. He knew that they could not prove these charges. They offered no testimony to prove them, and, in conscious innocence, he was silent.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 27:12. He answered nothing. — An answer to such accusations was not necessary: they sufficiently confuted themselves.


 
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