All these sayings and doings of Christ were important, and their influence was to be felt in an ever-increasing degree after His crucifixion and ascension. Many of those who had anxiously awaited the result of the questioning of Jesus were finally to become His disciples, first drawn toward Him by His words on that eventful day. The scene in the temple court was never to fade from their minds. The contrast between Jesus and the high priest as they talked together was marked. The proud dignitary of the temple was clothed in rich and costly garments. Upon his head was a glittering tiara. His bearing was majestic, his hair and his long flowing beard were silvered by age. His appearance awed the beholders. Before this august personage stood the Majesty of heaven, without adornment or display. His garments were travel stained; His face was pale, and expressed a patient sadness; yet written there were dignity and benevolence that contrasted strangely with the proud, self-confident, and angry air of the high priest. Many of those who witnessed the words and deeds of Jesus in the temple from that time enshrined Him in their hearts as a prophet of God. But as the popular feeling turned in His favor, the hatred of the priests toward Jesus increased. The wisdom by which He escaped the snares set for His feet, being a new evidence of His divinity, added fuel to their wrath.

Alle disse Kristi ord og handlinger var betydningsfulde, og efter hans korsfæstelse og himmelfart ville deres indflydelse mærkes i stadigt stigende grad. Mange af dem, der med spænding ventede på resultatet af Jesu spørgsmål, skulle til slut blive hans disciple og følte sig første gang draget imod ham ved hans ord på denne begivenhedsrige dag. Dette optrin i tempelgården ville aldrig gå dem af minde. Der var en udpræget forskel på Jesus og ypperstepræsten, medens de talte sammen. Templets hovmodige, øverste leder var iført rige og kostbare klæder. En strålende tiara smykkede hans hoved. Hans holdning var majestætisk, hans hår og hans lange bølgende skæg var sølvhvidt af alderdom. Hans ydre var ærefrygtindgydende. Foran denne ophøjede personlighed stod Himmelens majestæt uden prydelser eller ydre pragt. Hans klæder var støvede efter rejsen, hans ansigt var blegt og udtrykte sørgmodig tålmodighed; men man læste deri en værdighed og menneskekærlighed, der var en mærkelig modsætning til ypperstepræstens stolte, selvsikre og vrede mine. Mange af dem, der var vidne til Jesu ord og gerninger i templet, bevarede mindet om ham i deres hjerte som en Guds profet. Men da folkestemningen vendte sig til gunst for ham, voksede præsternes had mod Jesus. Den visdom, hvormed han undgik de fælder, de satte for ham, og som var et nyt bevis på hans guddommelighed, gav ny næring til deres vrede.