In this miracle Christ has shown how medical missionary work is to be bound up with the ministry of the Word. His disciples are to take the bread of life and the water of salvation, and give it to those who are longing for spiritual help. And as there is need, they are to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. Thus they do double service for the Master. The beauty and utility of the work we do for God consists in its symmetry and harmony and in its all-round adaptability and efficiency.—Manuscript 5, 1901. {Ev 524.2}

I dette mirakel har Kristus vist hvordan sundhedsmissionsarbejdet skal bindes op med Ordets tjeneste. Hans disciple skal tage livets brød og frelsens vand, og give det til dem som længes efter åndelig hjælp. Og eftersom behovet er der, skal de brødføde de hungrende og klæde de nøgne. Derved fordobler de tjenesten for mesteren. Skønheden og gavnligheden i det arbejde vi gør for Gud, består i dens symmetri og harmoni, og i dets alsidige formål og effektivitet. - manuskript 5, 1901.