He makes the final decision. He will save man at any cost to Himself. He has left the courts of Heaven, where all is purity, happiness, and glory, to save the one lost sheep, the one world that has fallen by transgression, and He will not turn from His purpose. His prayer now breathes only submission: "If this cup may not pass away from Me, except I drink it, Thy will be done."

Han træffer sin endelige beslutning. Han vil frelse mennesket, hvor meget det end skal koste ham. Han har forladt Himmelens boliger, hvor alt er renhed, lykke og herlighed, for at frelse det ene fortabte får, den eneste verden, som var faldet i overtrædelse, og han vil ikke afvige fra sit forsæt. Hans bøn ånder nu kun underkastelse: "Min Fader! hvis denne kalk ikke kan gå mig forbi, men jeg skal drikke den, så ske din vilje!"