And he questionedHim at somelength;but He answeredhim nothing.
"I have becomemute,I do not openmy mouth,Becauseit is You who have done[it].
He was oppressedand He was afflicted,Yet He did not openHis mouth;Like a lambthat is ledto slaughter,And like a sheepthat is silentbeforeits shearers,So He did not openHis mouth.
And whileHe was being accusedby the chief priestsand elders,He did not answer.
And He did not answerhim with regardto evena [single] charge,sothe governorwas quiteamazed.
"Do not givewhatis holyto dogs,and do not throwyour pearlsbeforeswine,orthey will trample them undertheir feet,and turnand tear you to pieces.
But Jesusmadenofurtheranswer;soPilatewas amazed.
And He saidto them, "Goand tellthat fox,'Behold,I castout demonsand performcurestodayand tomorrow,and the third[day] I reach My goal.'
And the chief priestsand the scribeswere standingthere, accusingHim vehemently.
and he enteredinto the Praetoriumagainand saidto Jesus,"Whereare You from?" But Jesusgavehim noanswer.
Nowthe passageof Scripturewhichhe was readingwas this:"HE WAS LEDAS A SHEEPTO SLAUGHTER;AND AS A LAMBBEFOREITS SHEARERIS SILENT,SOHE DOES NOT OPENHIS MOUTH.
and while being reviled,He did not revile in return;while suffering,He utterednothreats,but kept entrusting[Himself] to Him who judgesrighteously;
