He was not passively waiting all that time; rather, he was occupied with the work that his Father assigned him.
३: १५; मत्त. १६: २१) त्याने धीराने सर्व दुःख सहन केले, कारण अशा प्रकारे यातना सहन करण्याद्वारे मृत्यूला सामोरे जावे अशी देवाची इच्छा होती.