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 gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me. 11And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, Thou sayest. And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13Then saith Pilate to him, Hearest thou not how many things they testify against thee? 14And he answered to him never a word; so that the governor marvelled greatly.

Matthew 27:12 word by word

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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• accusedκατηγορέωkatēgoreō · to accuseG2723
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762

Cross-references for Matthew 27:12

• Matthew 27:14And he answered to him never a word; so that the governor marvelled greatly.
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.
• Psalms 38:13But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
• Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
• Mark 15:3And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.
• John 19:9And went again into the judgment hall, and saith to Jesus, Where art thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.
• Acts 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he opened not his mouth:
• 1 Peter 2:23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

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

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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