They had seen Christ by the witness of the Holy Spirit, by the revelation of God to their souls. The living evidences of His power had been before them day after day, yet they asked for still another sign. Had this been given, they would have remained as unbelieving as before. If they were not convinced by what they had seen and heard, it was useless to show them more marvelous works. Unbelief will ever find excuse for doubt, and will reason away the most positive proof.

De havde set Kristus ved Helligåndens vidnesbyrd, ved Guds åbenbaring for deres sjæle. Det levende bevis for hans kraft havde de haft for øje dag efter dag, men alligevel forlangte de stadig nye tegn. Hvis de havde fået det, ville de være blevet ved med at være lige så vantro som hidtil. Hvis de ikke havde ladet sig overbevise af det, som de havde set og hørt, var det til ingen nytte at vise dem mere forunderlige gerninger. Vantroen vil altid kunne finde undskyldninger for at tvivle, og den vil bortforklare de mest overbevisende kendsgerninger.