Here a work was given them to do,—to go to a heathen home, and impart to their friends the light that they had received from Jesus. They might have plead that it was a great trial to be separated from their Benefactor at this early stage of their experience, and that it was more congenial to their feelings to remain with him than to be exposed to the trials and difficulties that were sure to beset them in the course he directed them to pursue. They might also have plead that their long isolation from society disqualified them for the task he had given them. {2SP 315.1}

De fik således en gerning at udrette, nemlig at gå til et hedensk hjem og meddele deres venner det lys, som de havde fået af Jesus. De kunne have undskyldt sig med, at det var en stor prøve for dem så snart at adskilles fra deres Velgører, og at det stemmede bedre overens med deres følelser at følge med ham end at udsætte sig for de prøver og vanskeligheder, som de åbenbart gik i møde på den vej, som han anviste dem. De kunne også have anført, at deres lange udelukkelse fra samfundet gjorde dem uskikkede til en sådan gerning, som han overdrog dem.