John 6:38
36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39 And this is the Father’s will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
- KJV
- For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
- WEB
- For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
- ASV
- For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
- DARBY
- For I am come down from heaven, not that I should do *my* will, but the will of him that has sent me.
- BLB
- For I have come down from heaven, not so that I may do My will, but the will of the One having sent Me.
- ÅB
- for jeg er kommet ned fra himmelen, ikke for å gjøre min vilje, men for å gjøre hans vilje som har sendt meg,
- OTB
- For jeg er kommet ned fra himmelen, ikke for å gjøre min egen vilje, men for å oppfylle viljen til ham som sendte meg.
- B1930
- for jeg er kommet ned fra himmelen, ikke for å gjøre min vilje, men for å gjøre hans vilje som har sendt mig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 5:30
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.
Read in contextJohn 4:34
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Read in contextJohn 3:31
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.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:7–8
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Read in contextPsalms 40:7–8
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Read in contextJohn 6:33
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:10
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.
Read in contextJohn 3:13
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
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