Verse 38

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

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Referenced Verses

  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to accomplish his work.
  • John 5:30 : 30 I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge, and My judgment is just because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.
  • John 3:13 : 13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
  • John 3:31 : 31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all.
  • Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
  • John 6:33 : 33 'For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.'
  • Eph 4:9 : 9 But what does 'he ascended' mean except that he also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
  • Phil 2:7-8 : 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man, 8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.
  • Heb 5:8 : 8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience through what He suffered.
  • Heb 10:7-9 : 7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come—it is written about Me in the scroll of the book—to do Your will, O God.'" 8 After saying above that sacrifices, offerings, whole burnt offerings, and offerings for sins You did not desire nor were pleased with—which are offered according to the law— 9 then He said, 'Behold, I have come to do Your will.' He takes away the first to establish the second.
  • Ps 40:7-8 : 7 Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You have prepared my ears to listen; burnt offering and sin offering You did not require. 8 Then I said, 'Here I am; I have come. In the scroll of the book it is written about me.'
  • Rom 15:3 : 3 For even Christ did not please Himself; as it is written: 'The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.'
  • Matt 20:28 : 28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
  • Matt 26:39-42 : 39 Going 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." 40 Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. "Couldn't you men keep watch with Me for one hour?" He asked Peter. 41 "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." 42 A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done."