Hebrews 2:7-9

You made him lower than the angels for a little while. You crowned him with glory and honor. You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,  but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he would experience death on behalf of everyone.

Full authority was given to Christ, and when granted that full authority He did only what He saw the Father doing. With complete authority over everything, He chose to surrender to the betrayal of Judas. In His authority He chose to not defend Himself against the wrongful accusations, but instead to walk the road to the cross: the road that all of us deserved to walk. Jesus is the catalyst for grace, and it is by that grace that we are empowered to live free from sin.