Had the disciples rightly appreciated the exalted character of their Master, they would have considered no sacrifice too costly to offer to the Son of God. The wise men of the East understood more definitely his true position, and the honor due him, than his own followers, who had received his instruction and beheld his mighty miracles. They brought precious gifts to the Saviour, and bent in homage before him, while he was but a babe, and cradled in a manger. {2SP 378.3}

Dersom disciplene kunne rettelig havde påskønnet sin Mesters ophøjede karakter, så ville de ikke have anset noget offer for kostbart for Guds Søn. De vise mænd fra østerland havde bedre begreb om hans sande rang og den ære, som (379) tilkom ham, end hans egne efterfølgere, som havde lyttet til hans undervisning og set hans mirakler. De bragte kostbare gaver til frelseren og bøjede sig tilbedende for ham, medens han endnu var et spædt barn og lå i en krybbe.