And He gave them no answer
12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
If you read the chapter you can see that this was a monkey trial, that the sentence had already been determined, even so far as choosing a guy guilty of insurrection to be released. The Lord has promised us that we don't need to worry about what we will say (or in this case not say) when we appear before the rulers and magistrates because the Spirit will handle that. Jesus understood that this is not a debate. His silence was a powerful testimony to Pilate that He fully understood what was going on. Jesus understood the situation before Pilate did.
So then what was the testimony? What we see in this chapter is Jesus with his face set like a flint to go to the cross and destroy Satan. He wasn't playing games. They thought they had caught Him, however this was Him coming willingly to the cross to free us from sin and death. That was the answer. That was the answer to sin, death, and the corruption in the world.
12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
If you read the chapter you can see that this was a monkey trial, that the sentence had already been determined, even so far as choosing a guy guilty of insurrection to be released. The Lord has promised us that we don't need to worry about what we will say (or in this case not say) when we appear before the rulers and magistrates because the Spirit will handle that. Jesus understood that this is not a debate. His silence was a powerful testimony to Pilate that He fully understood what was going on. Jesus understood the situation before Pilate did.
So then what was the testimony? What we see in this chapter is Jesus with his face set like a flint to go to the cross and destroy Satan. He wasn't playing games. They thought they had caught Him, however this was Him coming willingly to the cross to free us from sin and death. That was the answer. That was the answer to sin, death, and the corruption in the world.