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

10They used this money to buy the pot-maker's field. The Lord God had told me to do this.’ 11Now Jesus stood in front of the Roman ruler, Pilate. The ruler asked Jesus, ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’ Jesus replied, ‘You have said it.’ The leaders of the priests and the important Jews spoke against Jesus. They said that he had done many bad things. Jesus did not answer them. 13So Pilate said to Jesus, ‘You hear what these men are saying against you. You should reply.’ 14But Jesus did not reply to what the men were saying against him, not even to one thing. Pilate was very surprised about this.

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 Jesus did not reply to what the men were saying against him, not even to one thing. Pilate was very surprised about this.
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus did not say anything. So Caiaphas said to him, ‘I use the authority of the God who lives. You must promise to tell us what is true. Are you the Messiah? Are you the Son of God?’
• Psalms 38:13But I am like a deaf man who hears nothing. I am like a dumb man who says nothing.
• Isaiah 53:7People were cruel to him, and he received much pain. But he did not say anything to complain. He was like a lamb that people were leading away to kill. He was like a sheep when they are cutting off its wool, but it makes no noise. In the same way, he did not say anything.
• Mark 15:3Then the leaders of the priests told Pilate that Jesus had done many bad things.
• John 19:9He went back into the house. He asked Jesus, ‘Where are you really from?’ But Jesus did not answer him.
• Acts 8:32The officer was reading these words from the book of Isaiah: ‘He was like a sheep that people were leading away to kill. He was like a lamb when they are cutting off its wool, but it makes no noise. In the same way, he did not say anything.
• 1 Peter 2:23People insulted Christ, but he did not say any bad thing to answer them. People caused him to have trouble, but he never tried to hurt them in return. Instead, Christ trusted God to help him. He knew that God always judges people fairly.

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