John 6:38

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

Text-Critical English NT

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

37Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and I will never cast out anyone who comes to me.

39And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that I should lose none of those he has given me, but should raise them up on the last day.

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Cross References

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

John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven, except he 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 him who sent me and to complete his work.

John 6:33For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Ephesians 4:9(Now what does “he ascended” mean except that he first 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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