Jesus said, "I receive not honor from men." It was not the influence of the Sanhedrin, it was not their sanction He desired. He could receive no honor from their approbation. He was invested with the honor and authority of Heaven. Had He desired it, angels would have come to do Him homage; the Father would again have testified to His divinity. But for their own sake, for the sake of the nation whose leaders they were, He desired the Jewish rulers to discern His character, and receive the blessings He came to bring them.

Jesus sagde: "Ære fra mennesker tager jeg ikke imod." Det var ikke Sanhedrins indflydelse, og det var ikke deres bifald, han ønskede. Deres samtykke kunne ikke tjene ham til ære. Han var selv forlenet med Himmelens ære og myndighed. Hvis han havde ønsket det, ville engle være kommet for at bringe ham deres hyldest, og Faderen ville atter have bevidnet hans guddommelige oprindelse.Men for deres egen skyld, for folkets skyld, hvis ledere de var, ønskede han, at jødernes rådsherrer ville fatte hans sande natur og tage imod den velsignelse, han var kommen for at bringe dem.