Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.
A Conservative Version
Because I have come down from heaven, not so that I might do my will, but the will of him who sent me.
American Standard Version
For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For I have come down from heaven to do what God, who sent me, wants me to do, not what I want to do.
Anderson New Testament
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Common New Testament
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Darby Translation
For I am come down from heaven, not that I should do my will, but the will of him that has sent me.
Godbey New Testament
Because I have come down from heaven, not that I may do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.
Goodspeed New Testament
for I have come down from heaven not to do what I please but what pleases him who has sent me.
John Wesley New Testament
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Julia Smith Translation
For I have come down from heaven, not that I might do my will, but the will of him having sent me.
King James 2000
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
because I have come down from heaven not that I should do my will, but the will of the one who sent me.
Modern King James verseion
For I came down from Heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I came down from heaven: not to do mine own will, but his will which hath sent me.
Moffatt New Testament
for I have come down from heaven not to carry out my own will but the will of him who sent me,
Montgomery New Testament
"For I am come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
NET Bible
For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me.
New Heart English Bible
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
Noyes New Testament
for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Sawyer New Testament
for I came down from heaven not to do my will, but the will of him that sent me.
The Emphasized Bible
Because I have come down from heaven, - Not that I should be doing my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For I came down from heaven, not with a view to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;
Webster
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Weymouth New Testament
For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me.
Williams New Testament
because I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of Him who sent me.
World English Bible
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
Worrell New Testament
because I have come down from Heaven, not to do My Own will, but the will of Him Who sent Me.
Worsley New Testament
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.
Youngs Literal Translation
because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me.
Themes
Christ's » Filial » Origin, heavenly
Giving and gifts » Those that God the father gave to jesus Christ
Heavenly » Multitude » Origin, Christ's
Humility of Christ » Exhibited in his » Obedience
Jesus Christ » Jesus Christ doing the will of God the father
Jesus Christ » Where jesus Christ descended from
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in the synagogue in capernaum
Last days » Who will be raised up at the last day
Self-denial » Christ set an example of
Symbols and similitudes » Manna
Will » Of God, the supreme rule of duty
Interlinear
Katabaino
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 6:38
Images John 6:38
Prayers for John 6:38
Verse Info
Context Readings
Discourse About The Bread Of Life
37 Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me. 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who sent me. 39 And this is the pleasure of him who sent me, that I am not to let out of my hands anything which he has given me, but I am to give it new life on the last day.
Names
Cross References
John 4:34
Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.
John 5:30
Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.
John 3:13
And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
Isaiah 53:10
And the Lord was pleased ... see a seed, long life, ... will do well in his hand. ...
Psalm 40:7-8
Then I said, See, I come; it is recorded of me in the roll of the book,
Matthew 20:28
Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
Matthew 26:39-42
And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
John 3:31
He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
John 6:33
The bread of God is the bread which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.
Romans 15:3
For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.
Ephesians 4:9
(Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth?
Philippians 2:7-8
But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;
Hebrews 5:8
And though he was a Son, through the pain which he underwent, the knowledge came to him of what it was to be under God's orders;
Hebrews 10:7-9
Then I said, See, I have come to do your pleasure, O God (as it is said of me in the roll of the book).