The Saviour's mission on earth was fast drawing to a close. Only a few months remained for Him to complete what He had come to do, in establishing the kingdom of 254 His grace. Yet human greed would have turned Him from His work to take up the dispute over a piece of land. But Jesus was not to be diverted from His mission. His answer was, "Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you?"

Frelserens mission på jorden nærmede sig hurtigt sin afslutning. Der var kun nogle få måneder tilbage, som han kunne benytte til at fuldende den gerning, han var kommet for at udføre for at oprette sin nådesrige. Og alligevel ser vi, at menneskers begærlighed kunne have bortledt hans opmærksomhed og fået ham til at tage del i en strid om et stykke jord. Men Jesus lod sig ikke aflede fra sin gerning. Hans svar var: "Menneske! hvem har sat mig til at dømme eller skifte mellem jer?"