In these children who were brought in contact with Him, Jesus saw the future men and women who should be heirs of His grace and subjects of His kingdom, and some of whom would become martyrs for His sake. He knew that these children would listen to Him and accept Him as their Redeemer far more readily than would the grown people, many of whom were worldly-wise and hardhearted. In His teaching He came down to their level. He, the Majesty of heaven, did not disdain to answer their questions and simplify His important lessons to meet their childish understanding. He planted in their expanding minds the seeds of truth, which in after years would spring up and bear fruit unto eternal life. {CT 180.1}

(180) Hos disse børn, som kom i kontakt med Ham, så Jesus fremtidige mænd og kvinder, der skulle arve Hans nåde og være borgere i Hans rige, og nogle af dem blev martyrer for hans sag. Han vidste at disse børn ville lytte til Ham og acceptere Ham som deres Genløser, langt hurtigere end de voksne folk ville, hvor mange var verdslig vise og hårdhjertede. I sin lære kom Han ned fra deres niveau. Han, himlens majestæt, foragtede sig ikke ved at besvare deres spørgsmål og forenkle Hans vigtige lektier for deres barnlige forståelses skyld. I deres voksende sind såede han sandhedens frø, som i efterfølgende år ville spire op og bære frugt til evigt liv.