John 6:38
For I have come down from Shomayim not that I may do my ratzon, but the ratzon of the One having sent me.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 which HaAv gives to me will come to me, and the one coming to me I will never turn away.
Cross References
Psalms 40:7Zevach and minchah Thou didst not desire; 1 mine ears hast Thou pierced; + 40:7 cf Ps 22:17 1 olah (burnt offering) and chata'ah (sin offering) hast Thou not required. 1
Matthew 20:28Just as the Bar Enosh + 20:28 Moshiach did not come to be served (to be ministered to), but to serve (to minister), and to give his neshamah (his nefesh), as a kofer (ransom, pedut) LARABBIM + 20:28 Isa 53:11 (for the sake of many, for the Geulah Redemption of many).
John 3:13And no one has ascended into Shomayim except the one having descended out of Shomayim, the Bar Enosh. + 3:13 Dan 7:13-14; Prov 30:4; Dt 30:12
John 4:34Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, My okhel (food) is that I may do the ratzon (will) of the One having sent me and may complete His ma'aseh (work). + 4:34 Koh 11:5
John 6:33For the lechem of Hashem is that which comes down out of Shomayim and giving Chayyim (Life) to HaOlam.
Ephesians 4:9Now if He “ASCENDED”, what can it mean except that also He descended into the lower parts of ha'aretz?
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 →