When the sheep say that they had not done this to Jesus personally, he points out that they did support his spiritual brothers, the remnant of anointed Christians, so in that sense they did it to him.
Kad avis bilst, ka nav to darījušas pašam Jēzum, viņš paskaidro, ka tās ir atbalstījušas viņa garīgos brāļus — svaidīto kristiešu atlikumu — un šādā nozīmē darījušas to viņam.