Mark 15:3

The Passion Translation

Then the ruling priests, over and over, made bitter accusations against him, but he remained silent.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed and harshly mistreated; still he humbly submitted, refusing to defend himself. He was led like a gentle lamb to be slaughtered. Like a silent sheep before his shearers, he didn’t even open his mouth.

Matthew 27:12

Then he was accused by the chief priests and religious leaders, but he remained silent.

Mark 15:2

As Jesus stood in front of the Roman governor, Pilate asked him, “So, are you really the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “You have just spoken it.”

Mark 15:4

So Pilate questioned him again. “Have you nothing to say? Don’t you hear these many allegations they’re making against you?”

Mark 15:5

But Jesus offered no defense to any of the charges, much to the astonishment of Pilate.

John 19:12

From then on Pilate tried to find a way out of the situation and to set him free, but the Jewish authorities shouted him down: “If you let this man go, you’re no friend of Caesar! Anyone who declares himself a king is an enemy of the emperor!”