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 used the coins to buy a potter’s field, as the Lord had directed me.” 11Jesus stood in front of the governor, ⌞Pilate⌟. The governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Yes, I am,” Jesus answered. While the chief priests and leaders were accusing him, he said nothing. 13Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear how many charges they’re bringing against you?” 14But Jesus said absolutely nothing to him in reply, so the governor was very surprised.

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 said absolutely nothing to him in reply, so the governor was very surprised.
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest said to him, “Swear an oath in front of the living God and tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”
• Psalms 38:13But I am like a person who cannot hear and like a person who cannot speak.
• Isaiah 53:7He was abused and punished, but he didn’t open his mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. He was like a sheep that is silent when its wool is cut off. He didn’t open his mouth.
• Mark 15:3The chief priests were accusing him of many things.
• John 19:9He went into the palace again and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus didn’t answer him.
• Acts 8:32This was the part of the Scriptures that the official was reading: “He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. He was like a sheep that is silent when its wool is cut off. He didn’t open his mouth.
• 1 Peter 2:23Christ never verbally abused those who verbally abused him. When he suffered, he didn’t make any threats but left everything to the one who judges 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

• Accusation
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• Seal
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• Watch
• Wont
• God
• Jesus Christ

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