Matthew 27:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹² When He was accused by the leading priests and the [Jewish] elders, He made no reply.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² But when the charges were made against Him by the chief priests and elders, He made no answer. [Isa. 53:7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

Common English Bible

¹² But he didn’t answer when the chief priests and elders accused him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And when he was accused by the leaders of the priests and the elders, he responded nothing.

Matthew 27:12 Cross References

Matthew 26:63

But Jesus did not say anything. So, the head priest said to Him, “I command you [to swear] by the living God, [and] to tell us if you are the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one], the Son of God!”

1 Peter 2:23

When He was spoken to with harsh insults, He did not reply in the same way. When He was made to suffer, He did not threaten [His tormentors], but instead entrusted Himself to God, [whom He knew] would make a righteous judgment [in the matter].

Acts 8:32

Now the passage of Scripture he was reading said [Isa. 53:7ff], “He was led out to be slaughtered as a sheep; He made no sound, just like a lamb when it was being sheared.

Matthew 27:14

But He [again] made no reply, not even to a single charge, which caused the governor to be greatly amazed.

Matthew 27:13

Pilate then said to Him, “Do you not hear how many charges the witnesses are bringing against you?”

Luke 23:9

So, he asked Him many questions, but Jesus did not respond to any [of them].