<p>12:33 <i>But this he said to signify by what manner of death he should die</i>- The Lord intended to die by crucifixion. &quot;Should&quot;, <i>mello</i>, has a strong flavour of intention and self-purpose. This was the manner of death He chose. He became obedient to death, even the death of the cross; and yet that death was also of His own device. This gives even more significance to &quot;the cross&quot;; for it was His own intention to die that way. He could have legitimately sacrificed Himself in many ways; for He gave His life totally of Himself and it was not taken from Him. But He chose this cruellest and most public form because He so wanted to appeal to men and women to repent. May we respond to it and not shrug and walk on by.</p>