Parallel Verses
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;
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.
Bible in Basic English
For I have come down from heaven, not to do my pleasure, but the pleasure of him who 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.
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 All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away. 38 For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me; 39 And his will is this--that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the Last Day.
Names
Cross References
John 4:34
"My food," replied Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work.
John 5:30
I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
John 3:13
No one has ascended to Heaven, except him who descended from Heaven--the Son of Man himself.
Matthew 20:28
Just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Matthew 26:39-42
Going on a little further, he threw himself on his face in prayer. "My Father," he said, "if it is possible, let me be spared this cup; only, not as I will, but as thou willest."
John 3:31
He who comes from above is above all others; but a child of earth is earthly, and his teaching is earthly, too. He who comes from Heaven is above all others.
John 6:33
For the Bread that God gives is that which comes down from Heaven, and gives Life to the world."
Romans 15:3
Even the Christ did not please himself! On the contrary, as Scripture says of him--'The reproaches of those who were reproaching thee fell upon me.'
Ephesians 4:9
Now surely this 'going up' must imply that he had already gone down into the world beneath.
Philippians 2:7-8
But impoverished himself by taking the nature of a servant and becoming like men;
Hebrews 5:8
Son though he was, he learned obedience from his sufferings;
Hebrews 10:7-9
So I said, "See, I have come' (as is written of me in the pages of the Book), "To do thy will, O God."'