John 6:38

John 6:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.

Context of John 6:38

36But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39And 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. 40For 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.”

John 6:38 word by word

ὅτι καταβέβηκα ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οὐχ ἵνα ποιῶ τὸ θέλημα τὸ ἐμὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ πέμψαντός με.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• I came downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• notοὐou · noG3756
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• mine ownἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• of him that sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for John 6:38

• John 6:33For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
• John 3:13No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
• Ephesians 4:9(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?
• John 4:34“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
• John 5:30By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.
• Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll.
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
• Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
• Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.”
• Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
• Philippians 2:7rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
• Hebrews 5:8Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered
• Hebrews 10:7Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll— I have come to do your will, my God.’ ”

Commentaries on John 6:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Not to do mine own will - I am come, not to act according to human motives, passions, or prejudices; but according to infinite wisdom, goodness, and mercy. Jewish passions and prejudices would reject publicans and sinners as those alluded to, and shut the gate of heaven against the Gentiles; but God's mercy receives them, and I am come to manifest that mercy to men.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38For I came down … - This verse shows that he came for a specific purpose, which he states in the next verse, and means that, as he came to do his Father‘s will, he would be faithful to the trust. Though his hearers should reject him, yet the will of God would be accomplished in the salvation of some who should come to Him. Mine own will - See notes at John 5:30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes men willing and glad to come, and to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation. The Father's will is, that not one of those who were given to the Son, should be rejected or lost by him. No one will come, till Divine grace has subdued, and in part changed his heart; therefore no one who comes will ever be cast out. The gospel finds…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-40The mission of Jesus is sure to succeed. God sent Jesus and calls people to follow him (6:37, 38, 44). Those who come to him are secure in the promise Jesus gave that he will not reject them or lose them (6:39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-4037-40. All that, &c.--This comprehensive and very grand passage is expressed with a peculiar artistic precision. The opening general statement (Joh 6:37) consists of two members: (1) "All that the Father Giveth me shall come to me"--that is, "Though ye, as I told you, have no faith in Me, My errand into the world shall in no wise be defeated; for all that the Father giveth Me shall infallibly come to Me." Observe, what is given Him by the Father is…Read the comment

Topics related to John 6:38

• Duty
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Will

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Commentaries on John 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings