The news spread swiftly that by His own confession Jesus of Nazareth was not the Messiah. And thus in Galilee the current of popular feeling was turned against Him, as, the year before, it had been in Judea. Alas for Israel! They rejected their Saviour, because they longed for a conqueror who would give them temporal power. They wanted the meat which perishes, and not that which endures unto everlasting life.

Det rygtedes hurtigt, at Jesus fra Nazaret selv havde tilstået, at han ikke var Messias. Og på denne måde vendte folkestemningen i Galilæa sig imod ham, ligesom den det forrige år havde gjort det i Judæa. Stakkels Israel! De forkastede Frelseren, fordi de længtes efter en erobrer, der kunne give dem timelig magt. De ville have den føde, som forgår, og ikke den, som varer ved til evigt liv.