John 6:38
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own pleasure, but the pleasure of him that sent me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 my Father gave me, will come to me: and him, that cometh to me, I will not cast out.
Cross References
Matthew 20:28even as the Son of man came, not to be served, but to serve; and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 3:13And no one hath ascended to heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
John 4:34Jesus said to them: My food is to do the pleasure of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
John 6:33For the bread of God is, he that came down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
Ephesians 4:9Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also previously descended to the interior regions 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 →