In addition, he was to die a sacrificial death. His shed blood would provide the ransom through which human sinners could be saved.
فَعِنْدَ مَعْمُودِيَّتِهِ سَنَةَ ٢٩ ب‌م ،‏ مُسِحَ كَرَئِيسِ كَهَنَةٍ فِي هَيْكَلِ يَهْوَه ٱلرُّوحِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ .‏