But while he was being accused by the high priests and elders, he made no reply.
Jesus said nothing. Then the high priest addressed him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"
he was reviled and made no retort, he suffered and never threatened, but left everything to Him who judges justly;
Now the passage of scripture which he was reading was as follows: — he was led like a sheep to be slaughtered, and as a lamb is dumb before the shearer, so he opens not his lips.
But, to Pilate's great astonishment, he would not answer him a single word.
Then Pilate said to him, "Do you not hear all their evidence against you?"
But though he put many questions to him, Jesus gave him no answer.