37 Christological implications of the three-fold interpretation of verbs also coheres grammatically with Jesus’ following use of “go” (ἀπάγω), a verb of transference with an active usage of motion, to describe his movement to the locale of his betrayal and arrest. Since this verb with a usage of motion does not require completion by an Agent, it continues to accommodate a theological passive interpretation of God as the instiga- tor of Jesus’ motion and so develops the theme of God’s agency in Jesus’ passion and death. Thus, this interpretation is narratively, thematically, and grammatically viable in this context. With the third interpretation (tra. pass.), Jesus the Son of Man (Agent) hands himself (Theme) over into sinners’ hands (Goal). The pri- mary grammatical emphasis on the Goal again provides an appropriate narrative introduction to 14,4-15,41. This interpretation coheres with and develops Mark’s theme of Jesus’ obedience to God’s will, as recently evoked in 14,36. The attribution of both instigation and initiation to Jesus, however, excludes a theological passive interpretation and so does not address the theme of God’s agency in Jesus’ passion and death. Thus, this interpretation is narratively and thematically viable in this context. These considerations confirm the contextual viability of all three gra- mmatically possible interpretations of παραδίδωμι in Mark 14,41 and recommend that Christological studies of this verse recognize and deve- lop the implications of the three different but equally viable attributions of agency associated with these interpretations. 5. The Three-fold Interpretation of προσφέρω in Hebrews 9,28 The following translations illustrate the three grammatically possible interpretations of προσφέρω (be offered / come / offer oneself) in Heb 9,28: tra. actt. So also the Christ being offered once to bring up the sins of many… mot. pass. So also the Christ coming once to bring up the sins of many… tra. pass. So also the Christ offering himself once to bring up the sins of many… οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἅπαξ προσενεχθεὶς εἰς τὸ πολλῶν ἀνενεγκεῖν ἁμαρτίας… With the first interpretation (tra, act.; cf., NAB, NASB, NIV, NJB, NRSV, REB), an unspecified Agent offers Christ (Theme) to God (Goal)16. Although the Goal is not realized, it can be retrieved from 9,14 These English translations follow the interpretation of the Vg: “Sic et Christus semel 16 oblatus est ad multorum exhaurienda peccata…”.