Years later the apostle Paul said about Jesus: “For the joy that was set before him he endured a torture stake, despising shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ” ​ — Hebrews 12: 2.
Daudzus gadus vēlāk apustulis Pāvils sacīja: ” [Jēzus] viņam sagatavotā prieka dēļ, par kaunu nebēdādams, ir pacietis krustu un nosēdies Dieva tronim pa labai rokai. ”