John 6:38

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
  • John 5:30 : 30 I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
  • John 3:13 : 13 And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.
  • John 3:31 : 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
  • Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand.
  • John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
  • Eph 4:9 : 9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into 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 men; 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient [even] unto death, yea, the death of the cross.
  • Heb 5:8 : 8 though he was a Son, yet learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
  • Heb 10:7-9 : 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come (In the roll of the book it is written of me) To do thy will, O God. 8 Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein (the which are offered according to the law), 9 then hath he said, Lo, I am come to do thy will. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
  • Ps 40:7-8 : 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me: 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
  • Rom 15:3 : 3 For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.
  • Matt 20:28 : 28 even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
  • Matt 26:39-42 : 39 And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.

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  • John 6:39-42
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    39And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.

    40For this is the will of my Father, that every one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

    41The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven.

    42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?

  • John 5:30
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    30I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

  • John 6:37
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    37All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

  • John 12:49
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    49For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

  • John 4:34
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.

  • John 8:42
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    42Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I came forth and am come from God; for neither have I come of myself, but he sent me.

  • John 7:16-17
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    16Jesus therefore answered them and said, My teaching is not mine, but his that sent me.

    17If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or [whether] I speak from myself.

  • John 16:27-28
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    27for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father.

    28I came out from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go unto the Father.

  • John 6:50-51
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    50This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

    51I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.

  • John 6:44-45
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    44No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

    45It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.

  • John 8:23
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    23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

  • John 8:28-29
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    28Jesus therefore said, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do nothing of myself, but as the Father taught me, I speak these things. [

    29And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.

  • John 6:32-33
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    32Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.

    33For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

  • John 12:30
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    30Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes.

  • John 7:28-29
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    28Jesus therefore cried in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know whence I am; and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

    29I know him; because I am from him, and he sent me.

  • John 6:65
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    65And he said, For this cause have I said unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it be given unto him of the Father.

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    47And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

  • John 5:40-41
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    40and ye will not come to me, that ye may have life.

    41I receive not glory from men.

  • John 3:13
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    13And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.

  • John 6:57-58
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    57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.

    58This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever.

  • John 5:43
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  • John 14:31
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    31but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

  • John 5:36
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    36But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

  • John 12:27-28
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    27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.

    28Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, [saying], I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

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    50But I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.

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    17Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

    18No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.

  • John 5:19
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    19Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing: for what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.

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  • John 6:48
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    48I am the bread of life.

  • John 14:24
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    24He that loveth me not keepeth not my words: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me.

  • John 17:4
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    4I glorified thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which thou hast given me to do.

  • Luke 22:42
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    42saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

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    31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

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    26I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you: howbeit he that sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, these speak I unto the world.

  • John 3:31
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    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.