His impressive manner, the mighty import of his words, and the divine light that emanated from his countenance, thrilled the people with a power they had never experienced before, as Jesus stood before them, a living expositor of the prophet’s words concerning himself. But when he announced: “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears,” the minds of his hearers were brought back to consider what were this man’s claims to the Messiahship—the highest position that man could occupy. {2SP 111.2}

Den indtryksfulde måde, hvorpå han talte, den store betydning af hans ord og det guddommelige lys, som strålede af hans åsyn, bevirkede, at en kraft, som folket aldrig før havde kendt, gennemstrømmede dem, idet Jesus stod for dem som en levende fortolker af profetiens ord angående ham selv; men da han sagde: "I dag er denne skrift gået i opfyldelse for jeres øre," blev tilhørernes tanker henvendt til at overveje, hvad ret denne mand havde til at give ude for Messias, til det højeste embede, som noget menneske kunne få.