It was meant to help them to understand their own purposes, and to ascertain what they expected in following Jesus.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
The Bedouins and Gebhr understood that something must have frightened him, but staring at each other and desiring to ascertain what it could be, they proceeded farther.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
It was imperative to ascertain this.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz