The words of Jesus were more impressive because the controversy had risen very high. He was virtually summoned before the dignitaries of the Jews to be tried for his life. He, the Lord of the Sabbath, was arraigned before an earthly tribunal, to answer to the charge of breaking the Sabbath law. When he so boldly made known his mission and work, his judges looked upon him with mingled astonishment and rage, but his words were unanswerable and they could not condemn him. {2SP 169.1}

(169) Jesu ord var mere indtryksfulde, fordi striden var blevet så heftig. Han var i virkeligheden fremstillet for jødernes øvester for at blive dømt fra livet. Sabbatens herren blev ført frem for en jordisk domstol og anklaget for at have overtrådt sabbaten. Da han nu med så stor frimodighed åbenbarede sin mission, så hans dommere på ham med blandet forbavselse og vrede. Men de kunne ikke modsige hans ord ej heller fordømme.