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But they held their peace (hoi de esiōpōn). Imperfect tense. In sullen silence and helplessness before the merciless questions of Jesus as the poor man stood there before them all. Jesus by his pitiless alternatives between doing good (agathopoieō, late Greek word in lxx and N.T.) and doing evil (kakopoieō, ancient Greek word), to this man, for instance, to save a life or to kill (psuchēn sōsai ē apokteinai), as in this case. It was a terrible exposure.