Who is this Jesus? they questioned. He who had claimed for Himself the glory of the Messiah was the son of a carpenter, and had worked at His trade with His father Joseph. They had seen Him toiling up and down the hills, they were acquainted with His brothers and sisters, and knew His life and labors. They had seen Him develop from childhood to youth, and from youth to manhood. Although His life had been spotless, they would not believe that He was the Promised One.

Hvem er egentlig denne Jesus? spurgte de. Han, som gjorde fordring på Messias' herlighed,var en tømmermands søn og havde arbejdet som håndværker sammen med sin fader Josef. De havde set ham slide og slæbe op og ned ad bjergene, de kendte hans brødre og søstre og vidste besked om hans liv og besværligheder. De havde set ham udvikle sig fra barn til yngling og fra yngling til voksen mand. Skønt hans liv havde været uden nogen plet, ville de ikke tro på, at han skulle være den Forjættede.