The mighty miracle wrought at the grave of Lazarus intensified the hatred of the Pharisees against Jesus. This demonstration of divine power, which presented such unquestionable proof that Jesus was the Son of God, was sufficient to convince any mind under the control of reason and enlightened conscience. But the Pharisees, who had rejected all lesser evidence, were only enraged at this new miracle of raising the dead in the full light of day, and before a crowd of witnesses. No artifice of theirs could explain away such evidence. For this very reason their hate grew deadlier, and they watched every opportunity of accomplishing their secret purpose to destroy him. In heart they were already murderers. {2SP 367.1}

Den mægtige undergerning, som Jesus udførte ved Lazarus' grav, forøgede farisæernes had imod ham. Denne åbenbarelse af Guds magt, som var et så uimodsigeligt bevis på, at Jesus var Guds Søn, var nok til at overbevise ethvert menneske, som havde en oplyst samvittighed og ville bruge sin forstand. Men farisæerne, som havde forkastet alle mindre beviser, blev blot forbitrede over dette nye mirakel, hvorved han ved højlys dag oprejste de døde til nyt liv for en stor skare af vidner. Intet kunstgreb fra deres side kunne bortfjerne et sådant bevis; derfor blev deres had mere dødeligt, og de passede på enhver anledning til at udføre deres hemmelige planer, at dræbe ham. De var allerede mordere i hjertet.