...up,' — that shall be the sign." In so speaking, Christ declared the glory which belonged to him. He had power to lay down his life, and power to take it up again ; a truth which he now announced in the terms thus employed by him. So, on another occasion,...

...character or essence, only in office. There was no necessary subjection, but a voluntary submission. Christ had power to lay down his life and power to take it again. Voluntarily had he left the glory he had with the Father, and clothed himself in humanity ; and when...

...with Thee was made subject even to the death of the cross, — He alone from among the dead having power to lay down His life, and power to take it again ; for us to Thee both Victor and Victim, and therefore Victor because the Victim ; for us to Thee Priest...

...So, therefore, no man took His life from Him, but He Himself laid it down and took it again; because He had power to lay down His life, and power to take it again, as He Himself said. Boso. You have satisfied me that He cannot be proved to have submitted to death...

...other passages, and there are many such, which speak of Him as equal with the Father — as having power to lay down His life, and power to take it again — we are forced to conclude that the mode of speech referred to does not indicate inferiority, but...

...of nature had their legs broken, that they mould endure death according to that nature. But He who had power to lay down His life and power to take it again in like manner as He took of His own will and not againft it, a body out of the Virgin, alfo of His...

...Pharisees. He had made high claims to divinity, by forgiving sins, by raising the dead, and by declaring that he had power to lay down his life and power to take it again. He had awakened the jealousy of both the civil and ecclesiastical powers, by proclaiming himself to...

...Christ should be holden by death, since His Divine power gave Him entire authority over the enemy. He had power to lay down His life, and power to take it again. 25. The Psalm is literally quoted out of the Septuagint. David, who here speaks, is a type of the Messiah....

...Father could desire no more, and therefore commanded to set him free. Having life in himself, having power to lay down his life, and power to take it again, he exerted that power, and came forth free from all obligation, invested with universal authority,...

...efforts to prevent the rising of Him who declared Himself to be " The Resurrection and the Life" — who had power to lay down His life, and "power to take it up again," at His pleasure. The third day after His crucifixion, He rose from the dead, according to...