Matthew 27:14 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 27:14

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

BSB

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ASV

And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

KJV

And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (253)

The governor marvelled at His endurance, as knowing that he had power to condemn Him, He yet continued in a peaceful, placid, and immovable prudence and gravity. He marvelled greatly, for it seemed to him a great miracle that Christ, produced before a criminal tribunal, stood thus fearless of death, which all men think so terrible.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 13 and following) Then Pilate said to him: Do you not hear how many testimonies they speak against you? And he did not respond to him with any word, so that the governor wondered greatly. Now it was customary for the governor to release one prisoner to the people on the solemn day, whom they desired. Indeed, it is a Gentile who condemns Jesus, but he refers the matter to the Jewish people. Do you not hear how many testimonies they speak against you?

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Marveled greatly - Silence under calumny manifests the utmost magnanimity. The chief priests did not admire this because it confounded them; but Pilate, who had no interest to serve by it, was deeply affected. This very silence was predicted. Isa 53:7.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

These verses describe our Lord’s appearance before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. That sight must have been wonderful to the angels of God. He who will one day judge the world allowed himself to be judged and condemned, though “he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth” ( Isaiah 53:9 ). He, from whose lips Pilate and Caiaphas will one day receive their eternal sentence suffered silently, an unjust sentence to be passed upon him.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἀπεκρίθη	apekrithē	He did answer	G611 →
αὐτῷ	autō	him	G846 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
οὐδὲ	oude	not even	G3761 →
ἓν	hen	one	G1520 →
ῥῆμα	rhēma	word	G4487 →
ὥστε	hōste	so as	G5620 →
θαυμάζειν	thaumazein	to amaze	G2296 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἡγεμόνα	hēgemona	governor	G2232 →
λίαν.¶	lian	exceedingly.	G3029 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 8:18
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
leads to
- Hebrews 2:13–14
  And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
- Luke 2:34
  Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken…
- Zechariah 8:3
  This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be…
Through
Zechariah 3:8
Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
leads to
- Isaiah 11:1
  Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 23:5
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Through
Psalms 71:7
I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
leads to
- Isaiah 8:18
  Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
- Acts 4:13
  When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Through
1 Corinthians 4:9
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as…
leads to
- Hebrews 10:33
  Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated.

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03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

Where the connections lead

The record, by era

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew