The Book of Steps

...and for our help the Savior was not heard. For it was necessary that he should die, that he might hand over to us the pledge arrhabo earnest money/guarantee, he who died just as we also [die]. He killed death, rose, and raised us, and promised us life. If he had been heard when he was clothed in a body and was praying against death, who would have confirmed for us a sure resurrection? He strengthened us by his death, and gladdened us by his resurrection. That he feared death, he did this in his wisdom for our sake, so that we might be helped, and that he might openly show to all men the infirmity of the body—similar to ours—which he put on. For if he had not been born in the same way as we, he would not have had a path to death; and if there had been nothing of his spirit of life in us, he would not have given us a pledge of life, so that just as he rises, we also might rise. First, therefore, he died our death, so that we might be strengthened by his death; then, with great power, devoid of infirmity, he rose when he overcame death and ascended from those places. And we rejoice because our death was swallowed up by his life, and by his death we received the pledge of life. If Christ had not died in the body assumed from us, we would have no pledge to hand over...

And for our help the Savior was not heard. For it was necessary that he should die, so that he might give to us the pledge rahbōnā guarantee, he who died just as we also [die]. And he killed death, and rose, and raised us, and promised us life. For if he had been heard while he was wearing the body, and was praying against death, who would have trusted us in the resurrection? But we were strengthened by his death, and gladdened by his resurrection. That he feared death, he did this in his wisdom, that we might be helped, and that everyone might see the weakness of the body that he put on, which is like ours. For if he had not been born as we are, he would not have had a path of death; and if there had been nothing of his spirit of life in him, he would not have given us the pledge of life, so that just as he rises, we also might rise. First, therefore, he died our death, so that we might be strengthened by his death; then, with great power, without infirmity, he rose when he overcame death and ascended from his place. And we rejoice that our death was swallowed up by his life, and by his death we received the pledge of life. If Christ had not died in the body he took from us, we would not have had a pledge to give...