John 6:38

For I descended from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

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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 to me shall come to me. And whoever comes to me, I will not cast out.

39Yet this is the will of the Father who sent me: that I should lose nothing out of all that he has given to me, but that I should raise them up on the last day.

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Cross References

Psalms 40:7And when he came in to see me, he was speaking emptiness. His heart gathered iniquity to itself. He went outside, and he was speaking in the same way.

Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many.”

John 3:13And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.

John 4:34Jesus said to them: “My food is to do the will of the One who sent me, so that I may perfect his work.

John 6:33For the bread of God is he who descends from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Ephesians 4:9Now that he has ascended, what is left except for him also to descend, first to 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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