And when Jesus enters, John sees him coming and looks and says, "Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world." So the whole story is now bracketed by this one motif, the Lamb of God.

When John is in Bethany and sees Jesus walking along, he calls out, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” Just as he recognized the Messiah in the womb, ...

But 29 times, including 11 within the 82 verses of the passion story, we see the term used specifically for those who want to do away with Jesus and his followers. So, in Chapter 19: “[Pilate ...