KAWORU:“Otherwise, I may have gone on living with her.”
Diesen Kuss
dzzthink: Interesting that Kaworu could have fused to Eva-02 and continued living forever, much like Yui in Eva-01. Also note that although it isn't a direct parallel with Jesus and the Bible, Kaworu chooses to die so that humanity can keep living.
UrsusArctos: Indeed, Kaworu has been compared to Jesus quite frequently in western Eva fandom as a result of this choice, but I personally doubt that such a direct religious comparison was intended.