Matthew 27:12

Matthew 27:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
• New International Version (NIV)When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing.

Context of Matthew 27:12

10and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me. 11Now Jesus stood before the governor. “Are you the king of the Jews?” the governor asked him. Jesus answered, “You say so.” While he was being accused by the chief priests and elders, he didn’t answer. 13Then Pilate said to him, “Don’t you hear how much they are testifying against you?” 14But he didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was quite amazed.

Matthew 27:12 word by word

καὶ ἐν τῷ κατηγορεῖσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀρχιερέων καὶ πρεσβυτέρων οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• was accusedκατηγορέωkatēgoreō · to accuseG2723
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• he answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762

Cross-references for Matthew 27:12

• Matthew 27:14But he didn’t answer him on even one charge, so that the governor was quite amazed.
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus kept silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
• Psalms 38:13I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.
• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughter and like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not open his mouth.
• Mark 15:3And the chief priests accused him of many things.
• John 19:9He went back into the headquarters and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus did not give him an answer.
• Acts 8:32Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this: He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb is silent before its shearer, so he does not open his mouth.
• 1 Peter 2:23when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.

Commentaries on Matthew 27:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He answered nothing - An answer to such accusations was not necessary: they sufficiently confuted themselves.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12When he was accused … - To wit, of perverting the nation, and of forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, Luke 23:2, Luke 23:5. Probably this was done in a tumultuous manner and in every variety of form. He answered nothing - He was conscious of his innocence. He knew that they could not prove these charges. They offered no testimony to prove them, and, in conscious innocence, he was silent.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-25Verses 11-25 Having no malice against Jesus, Pilate urged him to clear himself, and laboured to get him discharged. The message from his wife was a warning. God has many ways of giving checks to sinners, in their sinful pursuits, and it is a great mercy to have such checks from Providence, from faithful friends, and from our own consciences. O do not this abominable thing which the Lord hates! is what we may hear said to us, when we are entering into…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-26The Roman trial included an initial hearing before Pilatee (Matthew 27:11–14), then one before Herod Antipas (Luke 23:6–16), and a second hearing with Pilate (Matthew 27:15–26).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 27:12

• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Rulers
• Self-Control
• Self-Defense

In the dictionaries

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• Watch
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Commentaries on Matthew 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings