But no man could witness concerning the mysterious connection of Jesus with the Father; human knowledge cannot reach the courts of Heaven. Jesus assures them that he does not refer to the testimony of John in order to sustain his claims, but only that his persecutors may be convinced of their blindness and inconsistency in defiantly opposing him whom John had stated was the Son of God. They were not in ignorance regarding the evidence of John, for they had sent a deputy to him who had brought back his statement of the baptism of Jesus and the wonderful manifestations of God at that time. {2SP 170.1}

Men intet menneske kunne vidne om de underfulde forbindelse mellem Jesus og Faderen. Menneskelig kundskab kan ikke trænge ind i himlen. Jesus forsikrer dem, at han ikke henviser til Johannes' vidnesbyrd fora t støtte sine påstande, men blot for, at hans forfølgere kunne blive overbeviste om sin blindhed og urimelighed, idet de frækt modstod ham, om hvem Johannes havde vidnet, at han var Guds Søn. De var ikke uvidene om Johannes' vidnesbyrd; thi de havde skikket sendebud til ham, hvilke kom tilbage og vidnede om Jesu dåb og om Guds underfulde åbenbarelse ved denne lejlighed.