John 6:38

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτι καταβέβηκα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, οὐχ ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τὸ ἐμόν, ἀλλὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με.

Transliteration

For katabebēka from the ouranou, not hina I may poiō the thelēma the emon, but the thelēma of the one pempsantos me.

Grammar Details

• *katabebēka*: perfect, indicative, active, 1st singular - I have come down
• *ouranou*: genitive, masculine, singular - heaven
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *poiō*: present, subjunctive, active, 1st singular - I may do
• *thelēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire
• *emon*: possessive pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - my/mine
• *pempsantos*: aorist, participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - having sent

Word Meanings

• *katabebēka*: I have come down/descended
• *ouranou*: heaven/sky
• *poiō*: I may do/perform/accomplish
• *thelēma*: will/desire/purpose
• *emon*: my/mine
• *pempsantos*: having sent/dispatched

Referenced Verses

• John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
• John 5:30 : 30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
• John 3:13 : 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
• John 3:31 : 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
• Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it pleased the LORD 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 the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
• John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
• Eph 4:9 : 9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
• Phil 2:7-8 : 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
• Heb 5:8 : 8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
• Heb 10:7-9 : 7 Then said I, Lo, I come(in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; 9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.
• Ps 40:7-8 : 7 Then said{H8804)} I, Lo, I come{H8804)}: in the volume of the book it is written{H8803)} of me, 8 I delight{H8804)} to do{H8800)} thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
• Rom 15:3 : 3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on 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 a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, 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 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.