He passed by no human being as worthless, but tried to encourage the roughest and most unpromising. He told them that God loved them as His children, and that they might become like Him in character. So in a quiet way Jesus from His very childhood worked for others. This work none of the learned teachers, nor even His own brothers, could make Him give up. With an earnest purpose He carried out the design of His life, for He was to be the light of the world.

Han betragtede ikke noget menneske som uværdigt, men søgte at opmuntre selv de værste og mindst lovende. Han sagde, at Gud elskede dem som sine børn, og de kunne blive ham lig i karakter. Lige fra barndommen virkede Jesus således på sin stille måde for andre. Denne gerning kunne ingen af de lærde rabbinere og heller ikke hans egne brødre få ham til at give afkald på. Med fast forsæt virkeliggjorde han hensigten med sit liv, thi han skulle være verdens lys.