"For I have come downfrom heaven,not to doMy ownwill,but the willof Him who sentMe.
But the LORDwas pleasedTo crushHim, putting[Him] to grief;IfHe would renderHimself[as] a guiltoffering,He will see[His] offspring,He will prolong[His] days,And the goodpleasureof the LORDwill prosperin His hand.
justas the Sonof Mandid not cometo be served,but to serve,and to giveHis lifea ransomfor many."
"No onehas ascendedinto heaven,but He who descendedfrom heaven:the Sonof Man.
"For Goddid not sendthe Soninto the worldto judgethe world,but that the worldmight be savedthroughHim.
"He who comesfrom aboveis aboveall,he who is of the earthis from the earthand speaksof the earth.He who comesfrom heavenis aboveall.
Jesussaidto them, "My foodis to dothe willof Him who sentMe and to accomplishHis work.
ThereforeJesusansweredand was sayingto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, the Soncandonothingof Himself,unless[it is] somethingHe seesthe Fatherdoing;for whateverthe Fatherdoes,these thingsthe Sonalsodoesin like manner.
"I candonothingon My own initiative.As I hear,I judge;and My judgmentis just,becauseI do not seekMy ownwill,but the willof Him who sentMe.
Jesusansweredand saidto them, "Thisis the workof God,that you believein Him whomHe has sent."
"For the breadof Godis that which comes downout of heaven,and giveslifeto the world."
They were saying,"Is not thisJesus,the sonof Joseph,whosefatherand motherwe know?Howdoes He nowsay,I have come downout of heaven'?"
"As the livingFathersentMe, and I livebecauseof the Father,sohe who eatsMe, he alsowill livebecauseof Me.
For evenChristdid not pleaseHimself;but as it is written,"THE REPROACHESOF THOSEWHO REPROACHEDYOU FELLON ME."
(Nowthis[expression], "He ascended,"whatdoes it meanexceptthat He alsohad descendedinto the lowerpartsof the earth?
AlthoughHe was a Son,He learnedobediencefrom the things whichHe suffered.
