But Y'shuw`a held his peace. And the kohen hagadol answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living Elohim, that thou tell us whether thou be HaMoshiach, the Son of Elohim.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not 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: