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John 6:38

WEB

38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

KJV

38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

BSB

38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

FBV

38For I came down from heaven not to do what I want, but to do what the one who sent me wants.

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Extra References

John 5:30

30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is righteous, because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.


John 4:34

34Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.


John 3:31

31He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.


Philippians 2:7-8

7but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, yes, the death of the cross.


Psalms 40:7-8

7Then I said, “Behold, I have come. It is written about me in the book in the scroll. 8I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”


Isaiah 53:10

10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him. He has caused him to suffer. When you make his soul an offering for sin, he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days and the LORD’s pleasure will prosper in his hand.


John 6:33

33For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.”


John 3:13

13No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.


Matthew 26:39-42

39He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

40He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour? 41Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

42Again, a second time he went away and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cup cant pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”


Hebrews 10:7-9

7Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come (in the scroll of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God.’”

8Previously saying, “Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you didn’t desire, neither had pleasure in them” (those which are offered according to the law), 9then he has said, “Behold, I have come to do your will.” He takes away the first, that he may establish the second,