John 6:38
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.”
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“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 6:38 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
- Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
- Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
- John 3:31The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
- John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- John 5:30I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
- John 6:33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
- Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
- Ephesians 4:9What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
- Philippians 2:7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Hebrews 5:8Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
- Hebrews 10:7Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’”
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