Jesus was entrusted with complete authority from God the Father.

• John 5:20-30
• Matthew 11:27
• John 13:3-4

The Father gave Jesus the authority to judge and He gave Jesus authority over all things.  In John 12 Jesus declares that his death and resurrection would mean judgment upon both the world and the prince of this world.

• John 12:31
• John 16:33

The Father gave Jesus the command to lay down His life and to take it up again.

• John 10:14-18
• John 14:28-31

Those who crucified Jesus could not take His life until Christ laid it down.

• John 2:18-22; 5:35; 10:17-18; 11:25; 13:1-4; 14:28-31; 17:1-2
• Hebrews 2:5-17

Judas could not carry out the betrayal until Jesus gave him permission.

• John 13:27

They could not arrest him without His permission.

• John 18:3-12

Jesus could have saved Himself from the cross. Instead, He chose to die to fulfill the scriptures.

• Matthew 26:51-57

Death had no power to hold Jesus.

• Acts 2:23-24

Jesus gave Himself for us in surrendered obedience to the will of God. Jesus was given both the commandment and the authority to lay down His life and to take it up again.

• John 10:14-18
• John 14:28-31