He is born with a capacity for a higher life than that which he lives as an animal in this world.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
And in this capacity He had a perfect right to say what He did.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
However, another emotion of a very great pride in her capacity and in her frankness and a sense of guilt made him very abject.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee