But our God and Saviour Himself, Who brought salvation to the world, and assisted mankind by His love, is led as a sheep to the slaughter, without crying, and remained mute and “kept silence yea even from good words.”
Wherefore it goes on, “But He held His peace, and answered nothing.”
The silence of Christ is the pardon for the defence or excuse of Adam. [Gen 3:10]
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).