The interest of the congregation had been thoroughly awakened, and their hearts had been stirred with joy; but Satan was at hand to suggest doubts and unbelief, and they remembered who it was that addressed them as the blind, and the captives in bondage who needed special aid. Many of those present were acquainted with the humble life of Jesus, as the son of a carpenter, working at his trade with his father Joseph. He had made no claims to distinction of greatness, and his home was among the poor and lowly. {2SP 111.3}

Der var vakt stor interesse i forsamlingen, og deres hjerter var bevægede af glæde; men Satan var også nær med sine indflydelser for at vække tvivl og vantro, og de (112) erindrede, hvem det var, der tiltalte dem som blinde og fanger i trældom, der behøvede hjælp. Mange af de tilstedeværende var kendt med Jesu ringe liv som en tømmermands søn, der arbejdede med sin fader Josef ved samme håndværk. Han havde ikke gjort fordring på nogen fortrinlighed eller nogen storhed, og hans hjem var blandt de fattige og ringe.