And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. The repeated emphasis on the silence — this verse repeats the substance of verse 45 in Matthew's text — communicates the finality and completeness of the silencing. The opposition that will eventually arrest and crucify Jesus has no further arguments to make; they will resort to force rather than persuasion.

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