Jesus gave the rabbis an evidence of His divinity by showing that He read their hearts. Ever since the healing at Bethesda they had been plotting His death. Thus they were themselves breaking the law which they professed to be defending. "Did not Moses give you the law," He said, "and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill Me?"

Jesus gav de skriftkloge et bevis på sin guddommelighed ved at vise dem, at han læste deres tanker. Lige siden helbredelsen af den syge ved Betesda havde de lagt planer om hans død. Således overtrådte de selv den lov, som de hævdede at forsvare. "Har ikke Moses givet jer loven?" sagde han, "og ingen af jer holder loven. Hvorfor søger I da at slå mig ihjel?"