He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter.
Isaiah 53:7 (ESV)
The chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death.
Matthew 26:59
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All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. |
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He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. |
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By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? |
| 58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end. |
| 59 Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, |
| 60 but they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. At last two came forward |
