John 6:38

New English Translation

For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.

Cross References

Isaiah 53:10

Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.

Matthew 20:28

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

John 3:13

No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven – the Son of Man.

John 3:17

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

John 3:31

The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to complete his work.

John 5:19

So Jesus answered them, “I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise.

John 5:30

I can do nothing on my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.

John 6:29

Jesus replied, “This is the deed God requires – to believe in the one whom he sent.”

John 6:33

For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

John 6:42

and they said, “Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

John 6:57

Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.

Romans 15:3

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

Ephesians 4:9

Now what is the meaning of “he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

Hebrews 5:8

Although he was a son, he learned obedience through the things he suffered.