John 4:34

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • John 6:38 : 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
  • John 19:30 : 30 When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
  • John 17:4 : 4 I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work which you gave me to do.
  • Job 23:12 : 12 Nor have I departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
  • Heb 12:2 : 2 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do Your will, O my God: yes, Your law is within my heart.
  • Isa 61:1-3 : 1 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 To appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified.
  • John 4:32 : 32 But he said to them, I have food to eat of which you do not know.
  • John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.
  • Matt 26:39 : 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.
  • Luke 15:4-6 : 4 What man among you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.
  • Luke 19:10 : 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

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  • John 4:31-33
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    31 In the meantime his disciples urged him, saying, Rabbi, eat.

    32 But he said to them, I have food to eat of which you do not know.

    33 Therefore the disciples said to one another, Has anyone brought him anything to eat?

  • John 6:38-40
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    38 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

    39 And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.

    40 And this is the will of him who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

  • John 6:26-30
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    26 Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me, not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.

    27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give to you: for him God the Father has sealed.

    28 Then they said to him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

    29 Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.

    30 They said therefore to him, What sign do you show then, that we may see, and believe you? What do you work?

  • 4 I have glorified you on the earth: I have finished the work which you gave me to do.

  • John 4:35-36
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    35 Do you not say, There are still four months and then comes the harvest? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.

    36 And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

  • 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night comes, when no man can work.

  • John 6:50-58
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    50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it, and not die.

    51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

    52 The Jews therefore argued among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

    53 Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

    54 Whoever eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

    55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.

    56 He who eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, dwells in me, and I in him.

    57 As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he who eats me, even he shall live by me.

    58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he who eats of this bread shall live forever.

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

    17 If anyone will do his will, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak on my own authority.

  • 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.

  • John 6:33-35
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    33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.

    34 Then they said to him, Lord, always give us this bread.

    35 And Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life: he who comes to me shall never hunger; and he who believes in me shall never thirst.

  • 8 For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

  • 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you shall be my disciples.

  • 29 And he who sent me is with me: the Father has not left me alone; for I always do those things that please him.

  • 50 For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

  • 48 I am that bread of life.

  • 35 For whoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

  • 37 Then he said to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few;

  • 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

  • 23 But Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified.

  • 38 I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labors.

  • 16 For I say to you, I will not eat of it again, until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

  • 7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately when he comes in from the field, Go and sit down to eat?

  • 36 Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

  • 17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

  • 22 And as they ate, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

  • 5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company coming to him, he said to Philip, Where shall we buy bread, so these may eat?