“Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?” This pointed accusation struck home to the guilty consciences of the Pharisees and rulers, but only increased their rage. That this humble man should stand up before the people and expose the hidden iniquity of their lives, seemed a presumption too great to be believed. But the rulers wished to conceal their evil purposes from the people, and evaded the words of Jesus, crying out, “Thou hast a devil; who goeth about to kill thee?” In these words they would insinuate that all the wonderful works of Jesus were instigated by an evil spirit. They also wished to direct the minds of the people from the words of Jesus revealing their purpose of taking his life. {2SP 340.2}

"Har ikke Moses givet jer loven? og ingen af jer holder loven. Hvorfor søger I da at slå mig ihjel." (19.vers) Denne skarpe anklage trængte ind på farisæernes og de øverstes samvittighed; men den forøgede (341) blot deres vrede. Det forekom dem som en utålelig stor anmasselse, at denne mand, som var af ringe herkomst, skulle stå op for folket og åbenbare deres livs skjulte uretfærdighed. Men de øverste ønskede at skjule deres onde hensigter for folket og undgik Jesu ord, idet de råbte: "Du må være besat! hvem søger at slå dig ihjel?" Med disse ord søgte de at give folket at forstå, at alle Jesu underfulde gerninger blev udført ved onde ånder. De ønskede også at bortdrage folkets tanker fra de Jesu ord, som åbenbarede, at deres hensigt var at slå han ihjel.