The disciples came to Jesus and told Him all things. Their intimate relationship with Him encouraged them to lay before Him their favorable and unfavorable experiences, their joy at seeing results from their labors, and their sorrow at their failures, their faults, and their weaknesses. They had committed errors in their first work as evangelists, and as they frankly told Christ of their experiences, He saw that they needed much instruction. He saw, too, that they had become weary in their labors, and that they needed to rest.

Deciplene kom til Jesus og fortalte ham det alt sammen. Deres fortrolige forhold til ham gav dem mod til at forelægge ham alle deres gunstige og mindre gunstige erfaringer, deres glæde over at se resultater af deres arbejde, og sorg over deres misgreb, deres fejl og deres svagheder. Da de frimodigt fortalte Jesus om deres oplevelser, så han, at de trængte til megen belæring. Han så også, at de var blevet trætte under arbejdet, og at de trængte til hvile.