Regarding this incident, The New International Commentary on the New Testament states: “There were fierce nationalistic longings among the Jews of that period, and doubtless many of those who saw the miracle felt that here was a divinely accredited leader, who was just the one to lead them against the Romans.
წიგნი განაგრძობს, რომ იესომ „გადაჭრით უარყო“ მათ მიერ შემოთავაზებული პოლიტიკური ხელმძღვანელობა.