John 6:38

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

John 6:38 in Other Translations

KJV
38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
ESV
38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
NLT
38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.
MSG
38 I came down from heaven not to follow my own whim but to accomplish the will of the One who sent me.
CSB
38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 6:38 In-Context

36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.
37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.
40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

Cross References 3

  • 1. John 3:13,31
  • 2. S Matthew 26:39
  • 3. S John 3:17; John 4:34; John 5:30
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