Matthew 27:14

‘And he gave him no answer, not even to one word, insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.'

Jesus continued to maintain His silence in the face of His accusers. He stood there as regally as His situation would permit, (sufficiently to impress Pilate), and not one word left His mouth. This constant silence in the face of the accusations is a constant feature of the narratives in all the Gospels, which are in their own way consistent in this regard throughout (Matthew 26:62; Matthew 27:12; Matthew 27:14; Mark 14:60; Mark 15:4; Luke 23:9; John 19:9). He disdains to argue about what should not have needed to be argued, before those who did not want to know the truth, because He knew that they had not a jot of evidence against Him and yet would proceed anyway. But when alone with Pilate He is willing to speak with him (John 18:33), not so much in order to rebut the arguments as to make plain His true position to him. He does, however, at no time make any attempt to obtain His freedom. He lets the world pass judgment on itself, if it is unwilling to face the obvious truth. In this lies the evidence of His complete certainty about His future.