Quotes About Silence

But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governorís amazement.

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.

But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”

“See that you donít tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.

But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the manís ears. Then He spit and touched the manís tongue.

Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.

For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

But they were silent, for on the way they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest.

Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”

But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”

Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”

But to Pilateís amazement, Jesus made no further reply.

So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.

And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.