Christ affirmed that His word was in itself a key which would unlock the mystery to those who were prepared to receive it. It had a self-commending power, and this was the secret of the spread of His kingdom of truth. He desired Pilate to understand that only by receiving and appropriating truth could his ruined nature be reconstructed.

Kristus fastslog, at hans ord i sig selv var den nøgle, der kunne åbenbare mysteriet for dem, der var beredt til at tage imod det. De havde en overbevisende kraft, og dette var hemmeligheden ved udbredelsen af hans sandhedsrige. Han ønskede, at Pilatus skulle forstå, at kun hvis han modtog og tilegnede sig sandheden, kunne hans fordærvede natur blive genoprettet.