In the
same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high
priest. But God said to him,
“You are my Son;
today I
have become your Father.”
And he says in another
place,
“You are a priest
forever,
in the
order of Melchizedek.”
During the days of Jesus’
life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and
tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was
heard because of his reverent submission. Son though
he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and,
once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who
obey him and was designated by God to be high
priest in the order of Melchizedek.
John 12:20-33 NIV
Jesus Predicts His Death
Now
there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to
Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. “Sir,” they
said, “we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went to
tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.
Jesus
replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly I
tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it
remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. Anyone
who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this
world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves
me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will
honor the one who serves me.
“Now my
soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this
hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify
your name!”
Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will
glorify it again.” The crowd that was there and heard it said it
had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him. Jesus
said, “This voice was for your benefit, not mine. Now is the
time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be
driven out. And I, when I am lifted up[a] from the
earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this
to show the kind of death he was going to die.