<p>13:17 <i>And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, and all the crowd rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him</i>- &quot;Adversaries&quot; suggests the Jewish opposition were His 'satan' or 'adversary'; see on :16. The synagogue ruler was not alone in being jealous. Shame was a huge issue in first century Palestinian society. We can assume that those who were shamed went away to scheme how they could destroy the Lord. The tension is clearly brought out between &quot;the crowd&quot; and the religious leaders. This was only six months before the Lord's death (:7). Yet this fickle &quot;crowd&quot; were to be so easily manipulated by the religious leaders to scream for the Lord's crucifixion. We see here how limited is the power of miracle to achieve abiding conviction in human hearts, and this explains why the Lord used miracles so sparingly compared to what He was capable of.</p>