"Jesus worked to relieve every case of suffering that He saw. He had little money to give, but He often denied Himself of food in order to relieve those who appeared more needy than He. His brothers felt that His influence went far to counteract theirs. He possessed a tact which none of them had, or desired to have. When they spoke harshly to poor, degraded beings, Jesus sought out these very ones, and spoke to them words of encouragement. To those who were in need He would give a cup of cold water, and would quietly place His own meal in their hands. As He relieved their sufferings, the truths He taught were associated with His acts of mercy, and were thus riveted in the memory. DA 87.1"
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
The EGW passage describes Jesus's acts of service and compassion towards the needy, directly mirroring the principle in Matthew 25:40 about serving 'the least of these my brethren' as serving Christ himself. The connection is strong and thematic.
"All this displeased His brothers. Being older than Jesus, they felt that He should be under their dictation. They charged Him with thinking Himself superior to them, and reproved Him for setting Himself above their teachers and the priests and rulers of the people. Often they threatened and tried to intimidate Him; but He passed on, making the Scriptures His guide. DA 87.2"
"For neither did his brethren believe in him."
The EGW passage elaborates on the lack of belief of Jesus' brothers, which is stated in John 7:5. The EGW passage provides details and context to the verse.
"Jesus loved His brothers, and treated them with unfailing kindness; but they were jealous of Him, and manifested the most decided unbelief and contempt. They could not understand His conduct. Great contradictions presented themselves in Jesus. He was the divine Son of God, and yet a helpless child. The Creator of the worlds, the earth was His possession, and yet poverty marked His life experience at every step. He possessed a dignity and individuality wholly distinct from earthly pride and assumption; He did not strive for worldly greatness, and in even the lowliest position He was content. This angered His brothers. They could not account for His constant serenity under trial and deprivation. They did not know that for our sake He had become poor, that we “through His poverty might be rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 . They could understand the mystery of His mission no more than the friends of Job could understand his humiliation and suffering. DA 87.3"
"For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich."
Ellen White directly references 2 Corinthians 8:9 in this passage.
"But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:"
Both passages discuss Jesus humbling himself. Philippians 2:7 speaks of Jesus taking on the form of a servant, while the EGW passage describes his poverty and lack of worldly ambition. The connection is valid and supports the idea of Jesus's self-humiliation.
"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not."
Both passages discuss the rejection and misunderstanding of Jesus, although Isaiah 53:3 is a more general prophecy while the EGW passage focuses on his brothers' rejection. The connection is valid but not a direct allusion.