Many educated and influential men had come to hear the Prophet of Galilee. Some of these looked with curious interest upon the multitude that had gathered about Christ as He taught by the sea. In this great throng all classes of society were represented. There were the poor, the illiterate, the ragged beggar, the robber with the seal of guilt upon his face, the maimed, the dissipated, the merchant and the man of leisure, high and low, rich and poor, all crowding upon one another for a place to stand and hear the words of Christ. As these cultured men gazed upon the strange assembly, they asked themselves, Is the kingdom of God composed of such material as this? Again the Saviour replied by a parable:

Mange dannede og indflydelsesrige mænd var kommet for at høre profeten fra Galilæa. Nogle af dem så med forundring på den skare, der var samlet om Kristus, da han underviste ved søen. Alle samfundsklasser var repræsenteret. Der var den stakkels uvidende, lasede tigger røveren, hvis ansigt var mærket af hans brøde, krøblingen, den udsvævende, købmanden og den magelige, høje og lave, rige og fattige, alle trængte sig frem for at finde en plads, hvor de kunne høre Kristus tale. Da disse dannede mennesker betragtede den mærkelige forsamling, spurgte de sig selv: "Består Guds rige af sådanne mennesker som disse?" Og atter besvarede Frelseren deres spørgsmål med en lignelse: