John 6:38
For I came down from heaven not to do what I want, but to do what the one who sent me wants.
Free Bible 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 those the Father gives me will come to me, and I won't reject any of them.
Cross References
Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Look! Here I am! I've come to do what is written about me in the scroll of the Book.
Matthew 20:28In the same way, the Son of man didn't come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
John 3:13No one has gone up to heaven, but the Son of man came down from heaven.
John 4:34Jesus told them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me, and to complete his work.
John 6:33For the bread of God is the one who comes from heaven and gives life to the world.”
Ephesians 4:9(Regarding this: it says he ascended, but that means he also had previously descended to our lowly world.
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 →