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Selected Verse: Matthew 27:12 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 27:12 |
King James |
And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
When he was accused ... - To wit, of perverting the nation, and of forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, Luk 23:2, Luk 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. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He answered nothing - An answer to such accusations was not necessary: they sufficiently confuted themselves. |
5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.