John 6:38

New Century Version

I came down from heaven to do what God wants me to do, not what I want to do.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:10

But it was the Lord who decided to crush him and make him suffer. The Lord made his life a penalty offering, but he will still see his descendants and live a long life. He will complete the things the Lord wants him to do.

Matthew 20:28

In the same way, the Son of Man did not come to be served. He came to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

John 3:13

The only one who has ever gone up to heaven is the One who came down from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 3:17

God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him.

John 3:31

“The One who comes from above is greater than all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and talks about things on the earth. But the One who comes from heaven is greater than all.

John 4:34

Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One who sent me wants me to do and to finish his work.

John 5:19

But Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing alone. The Son does only what he sees the Father doing, because the Son does whatever the Father does.

John 5:30

“I can do nothing alone. I judge only the way I am told, so my judgment is fair. I don’t try to please myself, but I try to please the One who sent me.

John 6:29

Jesus answered, “The work God wants you to do is this: Believe the One he sent.”

John 6:33

God’s bread is the One who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

John 6:42

They said, “This is Jesus, the son of Joseph. We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

John 6:57

The living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father. So whoever eats me will live because of me.

Romans 15:3

Even Christ did not live to please himself. It was as the Scriptures said: “When people insult you, it hurts me.”

Ephesians 4:9

When it says, “He went up,” what does it mean? It means that he first came down to the earth.

Hebrews 5:8

Even though Jesus was the Son of God, he learned obedience by what he suffered.