Although the Pharisees were astonished by the miracles that Jesus wrought, they were all the more anxious to remove one, who, by his great power, was most dangerous to their claims and pretensions. {2SP 176.1}

Selv om farisæerne var forbavsede over de undergerninger, Jesus udførte, så blev de dog blot des mere ivrige for at skaffe ham af vejen, fordi han med sin store magt var højest farlig for deres fordringer og påtagne myndighed.