John 6:38

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

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 him that comes to me I will not cast out.

39And this is the will of him who sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

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Cross References

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

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

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

John 6:33For the bread of God is that which[6:33] comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.

Ephesians 4:9Now this, he ascended, what is it but that he also 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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