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===== Most Christians (especially Catholics, Orthodox, and most Protestants) believe Jesus knew exactly why he came — that his purpose was to die on the cross to redeem humanity from sin (what’s called “atonement for original sin”). =====

They base this on verses like:
* Mark 8:31 — “Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things... and be killed, and after three days rise again.”
* John 10:18 — Jesus says: “No one takes [my life] from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.”
* Matthew 26:39 — When he prays in Gethsemane, he says “Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as you will.” These are used to show he knew it was coming, but as a human he still felt sorrow and pain about it.