John 4:34

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Summary

John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

My meat

General references

Bible References

My meat

But He told them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.”

For the Bread of God is He who comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.”

“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,

“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one which is lost, [searching] until he finds it?

for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

In everything I showed you [by example] that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed [and brings greater joy] to give than to receive.’”

General references

But when food was set before him, he said, “I will not eat until I have stated my business.” And Laban said, “Speak on.”

But the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering you may eat in a clean place, you and your sons and daughters with you; for the breast and the thigh are your portion and your sons’ portion, given out of the sacrifices of the peace offerings of the Israelites.

Jesus got up and began to accompany the ruler, with His disciples.

Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left [the house], and went out to a secluded place, and was praying there.