Chapter 17—The Leper Healed Jesus was frequently obliged to hide himself from the people; for the crowds collected so densely about him to witness his miracles, and the enthusiasm ran so high, that it became necessary to take precautions, lest the priests and rulers should take advantage of the great assemblies to arouse the Roman authorities to fear an insurrection. {2SP 225.1}

Jesus var ofte tvunget til at skjule sig for folket; thi de samledes i så store skarer omkring ham for at se hans mirakler, og deres begejstring blev så stor, at det var nødvendigt for ham at bruge forsigtighed, at ikke præsterne og de ældste skulle benytte sig deraf og vække frygt hos den romerske øvrighed for, at folket skulle gøre oprør.