40. An Example of What Children May Strive to Be—It is not correct to say, as many writers have said, that Christ was like all children. He was not like all children. Many children are misguided and mismanaged. But Joseph, and especially Mary, kept before them the remembrance of their child’s divine Fatherhood. Jesus was instructed in accordance with the sacred character of His mission. His inclination to right was a constant gratification to His parents. The questions He asked them led them to study most earnestly the great elements of truth. His soul-stirring words about nature and the God of nature opened and enlightened their minds. {5BC 1116.7}

40. Et eksampel på hvad børn kan stræbe sig på at være. - Det er ikke korrekt at se, ligesom mange skrivere har sagt, at Kristus var ligesom alle andre børn. Han var ikke så alle andre børn. Mange børn ledes og styres forkert. Men Josef, og især Maria, huskede altid at deres lille barns guddommelige Faderskab. Jesus blev undervist i overensstemmelse med Sin missions hellige karakter. Hans (1117) tilbøjelighed til det rigtige var en stadig fornøjelse for Hans forældre. De spørgsmål Han stillede dem fik dem til at studere sandhedens store elementer meget grundigt. Hans sjæls-oprørende ord om naturen og Guds natur åbnede og oplyste deres sind.