People shouted at him and insulted him, but he didn’t do the same thing back to them. He didn’t threaten to get revenge against the people who were making him suffer. Instead, he trusted in God, who judges fairly.
Here is the part of Scripture that the official was reading: “He was led like a sheep to be killed. Just as lambs are silent while their wool is being cut off, he did not open his mouth.
He replied, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Today and tomorrow I will keep on driving out demons and healing people, and on the third day I will reach my goal.’
“Don’t give holy things to dogs, and don’t throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may stomp all over them and then turn around and tear you to pieces.
