Jesus could have told this man just what was right. He knew the right in the case; but the brothers were in a quarrel because both were covetous. Christ virtually said, It is not My work to settle controversies of this kind. He came for another purpose, to preach the gospel, and thus to arouse men to a sense of eternal realities.

Jesus kunne have sagt til denne mand netop, hvem der havde ret. Han kendte sagens rette sammenhæng, men brødrene kunne ikke enes, fordi begge var begærlige. I virkeligheden sagde Kristus: " Det hører ikke til gerning at afgøre den slags stridigheder." Han var kommet med noget andet for øje, nemlig at prædike evangeliet og på denne måde vække menneskene op til at forstå de evige værdier.