The two disciples approached Jesus, deeply moved because they saw the first fruits of those who would come to Jesus from the Gentiles. They may have felt that to escape to the lands of the Greeks would be a way out of danger besetting them among the fanatical Jews.
Ndipo wanafunzi hao wawili wakamwelekea Yesu, wakiguswa sana kwa kuona tunda la kwanza katika wale waliomjia Yesu kutoka kwa mataifa. Na pengine walijisikia hivyo kwa uwezekana wa kukimbilia nchi za Wayunani, ambapo pangekuwa na njia kwamba watoke kwenye hatari iliyowazingira hapo katikati ya Wayahudi washupavu.