Quotes About Silence

Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,

But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.

Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.

After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

And they were unable to answer these questions.

Those who led the way admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

“I tell you,” He answered, “if they remain silent, the very stones will cry out.”

And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

And they did not dare to question Him any further.

And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.

Herod questioned Jesus at great length, but He gave no answer.

Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.

As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.

and he went back into the Praetorium. “Where are You from?” he asked. But Jesus gave no answer.

So Pilate said to Him, “Do You refuse to speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You and authority to crucify You?”

He bent down and looked in at the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.

The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.