As those disaffected disciples turned away from Christ, a different spirit took control of them. They could see nothing attractive in Him whom they had once found so interesting. They sought out His enemies, for they were in harmony with their spirit and work. They misinterpreted His words, falsified His statements, and impugned His motives. They sustained their course by gathering up every item that could be 393 turned against Him; and such indignation was stirred up by these false reports that His life was in danger.

Da disse utilfredse disciple vendte sig bort fra Jesus, fik en anden ånd dem i sin magt. De kunne ikke finde noget tillokkende ved ham, som de engang havde fundet så interessant. Nu opsøgte de hans fjender, fordi de var i overensstemmelse med deres ånd og gerning. De forvanskede hans ord, forfalskede hans fremstilling og drog hans motiver i tvivl. De støttede deres sag ved at opsnappe hver smule, der kunne anvendes imod ham; og der vaktes en sådan harme ved disse falske rygter, at hans liv var i fare.