John 6:38

For I came down from heaven, not that I do my will, but the will of him that sent me.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 thing (s) that the Father giveth to me, shall come to me; and I shall not cast him out, that cometh to me. (All those that the Father giveth to me, shall come to me; and I shall not throw him out, yea, anyone who cometh to me.)

39And this is the will of the Father that sent me, that all (the) thing (s) that the Father gave to me, I lose not [or nought] of it, but again-raise it in the last day. (And this is the will of the Father who sent me, that out of all those whom the Father gave to me, I shall not lose any of them, but I shall raise them all up on the Last Day.)

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Cross References

Psalms 40:7then I said, Lo! I come. In the head of the book it is written of me, (and so I said, Behold! I am here. From the beginning, the Book (of thy Law) was written for me,)

Matthew 20:28As man’s Son came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life (as a) redemption for many.

John 3:13And no man ascendeth [up] into heaven, [no] but he that came down from heaven, man’s Son that is in heaven, [or the Son of man which is in heaven], (or the Son of man who was in heaven).

John 4:34Jesus saith to them, My meat is that I do the will of him that sent me, [and] that I perform the work of him. (Jesus said to them, My food is that I do the will of him who sent me, until I finish his work.)

John 6:33for it is very bread that cometh down from heaven (or for it is the true bread which cometh down from heaven), and giveth life to the world.

Ephesians 4:9But what is it, that he ascended up, no but that also he came down first 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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