John 6:38

For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

37Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away.

39And this is the will of Him who sent me, that of all that He has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it to life 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 the redemption-price for many."

John 3:13There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.

John 4:34"My food," said Jesus, "is to be obedient to Him who sent me, and fully to accomplish His work.

John 6:33For God's bread is that which comes down out of Heaven and gives Life to the world."

Ephesians 4:9(Now this "re-ascended" --what does it mean but that He had first descended into the lower 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 →

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