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Matthew 27:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.


Matthew 27:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 27:1212 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
κατηγορεῖσθαιkatēgoreisthai
accusingverbG2723
αὐτὸνauton
of HimpronounG846
ὑπὸhypo
byprepositionG5259
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἀρχιερέωνarchiereōn
chief priestsnounG749
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōn
eldersadjectiveG4245
οὐδὲνouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato
He answeredverbG611
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Matthew 27:12

Matthew, having finished his digression concerning the traitor Judas, returns to the course of his narrative saying, 'Jesus stood before the governor.'

Augustine · 4th century · de Cons. Ev., iii, 7

Mark how He that is ordained by His Father to be the Judge of the whole creation, humbled Himself, and was content to stand before the judge of the land of Judaea, and to be asked by Pilate either in mockery or doubt, 'Art thou the King of the Jews?'

Origen · 3rd century

Pilate asked Christ that which His enemies were continually casting in His teeth, for because they knew that Pilate cared not for matters of their Law, they had recourse to a public charge.

Chrysostom · 4th century · Hom. lxxxvi
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