In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.I get a little worried at this verse. It sounds like the author is saying that Jesus was only heard by God because He had been faithful. In my mind, that leaves a gap between when we cry out as unbelievers asking to be saved, to when we are believers covered by Jesus' blood. How does that leap occur?
Also, I think it's important to note that it says here that God did hear Jesus' prayers to be saved from death. However, that doesn't mean He saved Him, at least not directly. Jesus had to concede to God's will, even when it conflicted with His own; that's the importance of His saying "not My will, but Yours be done."
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