How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Quote #1
SYBOK: Each man hides a secret pain. [...] It must be dragged from the darkness and forced into the light. [...] Share your pain with me and gain strength from it.
That's a little forward, Sybok—we hope you don't use that as your opening line on Tinder. Inadequate game aside, Sybok has deep insight into the ways that people experience pain. We can pretend that it doesn't exist all we want, but deep-seated emotional suffering has a way of biting us in the butt when we least expect it.
Quote #2
J'ONN: Where did you get this power?
SYBOK: The power was within you.
Interestingly, Sybok doesn't take credit for his "miracles" but instead praises his subjects for their openness. This is a way of giving them power and agency over their suffering.
Quote #3
TALBOT: The settlers we conned into coming here, they were the dregs of the galaxy. They immediately took to fighting amongst themselves.
This explains why the settlers on Nimbus III buy into Sybok's religion so quickly. Not only is this a brutal, unforgiving planet, but these folks were misled by the people in charge and now have little hope for better lives. It's a tough position.