John 6:38

Bishops' Bible (1568)

For I came downe from heauen, not to do that I wyll: but that he wyll, which hath sent me.

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  • John 4:34 : 34 Iesus sayth vnto them: my meate is to do the wyll of hym that sent me, and to finishe his worke.
  • John 5:30 : 30 I can of mine owne selfe do nothing: As I heare I iudge, and my iudgemet is iuste, because I seke not myne owne wyll, but the wyll of the father whiche hath sent me.
  • John 3:13 : 13 And no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that came downe from heauen, euen the sonne of man which is in heauen.
  • John 3:31 : 31 He that commeth from an hye, is aboue all: He that is of the earth, is earthlye, and speaketh of the earth. He that commeth from heauen, is aboue all:
  • Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet hath it pleased the Lord to smite hym with infirmitie, that when he had made his soule an offeryng for sinne, he might see long lastyng seede: and this deuice of the Lorde shall prosper in his hande.
  • John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God, is he which cometh downe from heauen, and geueth lyfe vnto the worlde.
  • Eph 4:9 : 9 (But that he ascended, what is it? but that he also descended first into the lower partes of the earth?
  • Phil 2:7-8 : 7 But made hym selfe of no reputation, takyng on him the fourme of a seruaut, and made in the lykenesse of men, and founde in figure as a man: 8 He humbled hym selfe, made obedient vnto death, euen the death of the crosse.
  • Heb 5:8 : 8 Though he were the sonne, yet learned he obediece, by these thinges which he suffred:
  • Heb 10:7-9 : 7 Then sayde I, lo I come (In the begynnyng of the booke it is written of me) to do thy wyll O God. 8 Aboue when he saith, that sacrifice, and offeryng, and burnt offeringes, and sinne offerynges thou wouldest not, neither haddest pleasure therein (which are offered by the lawe:) 9 Then sayde he, lo I come, to do thy wyll, O God. He taketh away ye first to stablyshe the seconde.
  • Ps 40:7-8 : 7 Thou wouldest haue no sacrifice or offeryng, but thou hast opened myne eares: thou hast not required burnt offerynges and sacrifice for sinne. 8 Then sayde I, lo I am come: in the booke of thy lawe it is written of me that I shoulde fulfyll thy wyll O my God, I am content to do it, yea thy lawe is within the middest of my brest.
  • Rom 15:3 : 3 For Christe pleased not him selfe. But as it is written: The rebukes of them which rebuked thee, fell on me.
  • Matt 20:28 : 28 Euen as the sonne of man came, not to be ministred vnto, but to minister, and to geue his lyfe a raunsome for many.
  • Matt 26:39-42 : 39 And he went a litle farther, and fell flat on his face, and prayed, saying: O my father, if it be possible, let this cuppe passe from me: Neuerthelesse, not as I wyll, but as thou wylt. 40 And he came vnto the disciples, and founde them a slepe, and sayth vnto Peter: What, coulde ye not watche with me one houre? 41 Watche, and praye, that ye enter not into temptation: The spirite in deede is wyllyng, but the fleshe is weake. 42 He went away once againe, & prayed, saying: O my father, if this cuppe may not passe away fro me, except I drinke it, thy wyll be fulfylled.

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    39And this is the fathers wyll whiche hath sent me: that of all which he hath geuen me, I shal lose nothing, but rayse it vp agayne at the last day.

    40And this is the wyll of him yt sent me: that euery one which seeth the sonne, & beleueth on him, hath euerlastyng lyfe: And I wyll rayse him vp at ye last day.

    41The Iewes then murmured at him, because he sayde, I am the bread of life which came downe from heauen.

    42And they saide: Is not this Iesus, ye sonne of Ioseph, whose father and mother we knowe? Howe is it then that he sayth, I came downe from heauen?

  • John 5:30
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    30I can of mine owne selfe do nothing: As I heare I iudge, and my iudgemet is iuste, because I seke not myne owne wyll, but the wyll of the father whiche hath sent me.

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    37All that the father geueth me, shall come to me: and hym that commeth to me, I cast not away.

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  • John 4:34
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    34Iesus sayth vnto them: my meate is to do the wyll of hym that sent me, and to finishe his worke.

  • John 8:42
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    42Iesus saide vnto them: Yf God were your father, truely ye woulde loue me: For I proceaded foorth, and came from God: neither came I of my selfe, but he sent me.

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    16Iesus aunswered them, & sayde: My doctrine is not myne, but his yt sent me.

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    27For the father hym selfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleued that I came out from God.

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    50This is that bread, which commeth downe from heauen, that yf any man eate therof, he shoulde not dye.

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    28Then saide Iesus vnto them: When ye haue lift vp an hye the sonne of man, then shall ye knowe that I am he, and that I do nothyng of my selfe: but as my father hath taught me, euen so I speake these thynges.

    29And he that sent me, is with me. The father hath not left me alone: For I do alwayes those thynges that please him.

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    32Then Iesus sayde vnto them: Ueryly veryly I say vnto you, Moyses gaue you not yt bread fro heauen, but my father geueth you ye true bread fro heaue.

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