Matthew 27:12

“And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, etc.] As that he was a perverter of the people, a stirrer of sedition, discord, and rebellion among them; that he taught them not to give tribute to Caesar, and set up himself for a king; all which he had done not in one place only, but throughout all the land of Judea, from Galilee to Jerusalem; (see <422302> Luke 23:2,5), he answered nothing; the things laid to his charge being notoriously false, and known to be so by all the people; and the evidence with which they were supported being so slender, the judge could never receive it; he therefore judged it unnecessary, and not worth a while to return an answer to them: besides, he knew…”

“When 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. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Mat 27:14, Mat 26:63; Psa 38:13, Psa 38:14; Isa 53:7; Mar 15:3-5; Joh 19:9-11; Act 8:32; Pe1 2:23 Matthew 27:13”