John 6:38

Because I have come down from heaven, not so that I might do my will, but the will of him who sent me.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

In Context

37All that the Father gives me will come to me, and he who comes to me I will, no, not cast out.

39And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that of all that he has given me I would not lose from it, but I will raise it up at the last day.

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Cross References

Psalms 40:7Then I said, Lo, I have come. In the volume of a book it is written of me.

Matthew 20:28Just as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

John 3:13And no man has ascended into heaven, except he who came down out of heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.

John 4:34Jesus says to them, My food is that I do the will of him who sent me, and may finish his work.

John 6:33For the bread of God is he who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.

Ephesians 4:9And what is the ascended, except that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Matthew Henry on John 6:29-60

Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ. 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32… Read the whole commentary →

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