They knew that His personal presence was no longer to be with them, and they recognized, as they had never recognized before, the value of the opportunities that had been theirs to walk and talk with the Sent of God. Many of His lessons, when spoken, they had not appreciated or understood; now they longed to recall these lessons, to hear again His words. With what joy now came back to them His assurance:

De vidste, at de ikke mere skulle nyde godt af hans personlige nærværelse, og de erkendte, som de aldrig nogensinde før havde erkendt det, hvor værdifulde muligheder de havde haft ved at vandre sammen med ,Guds Søn og tale med ham. Der var mange af hans lærdomme, som de ikke havde vurderet eller forstået, da de hørte dem; nu længtes de efter at genkalde sig denne lære og atter høre hans ord, Med hvilken glæde mindedes de ikke nu hans forsikring: