When the Lord Jesus was before the high priest He was silent (Matt. 26:62, 63). Oh, those silences of Jesus! They are very solemn. He never was silent to a poor sinner; but to men like these who were going down to the pit, He was silent. The high priest was God's representative on the earth, and the Lord did not answer till asked if He were the Christ. He bore witness to the truth about His own blessed Person, and it cost Him His own blessed life. Then they spat in His face—the most contemptuous thing one can do to a fellow being. He was mocked by both Jews and Gentiles.
He bore witness unto the truth and said, "Every one that is of the truth heareth My voice. Pilate saith unto Him, What is truth?" (See John 18:33-37.) He was the truth, and He revealed in Himself the truth about the Father.