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.
• New International Version (NIV)For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who 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.

Context of John 6:38

36But I said to you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will by no means cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39And this is the Father’s will who hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise them up again at the last day. 40And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one who seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him 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

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• notοὐou · noG3756
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• doποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• ownἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• meμέme · meG3165

Cross-references for John 6:38

• John 6:33For the bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world.
• John 3:13And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.
• Ephesians 4:9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
• John 4:34Jesus saith to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
• John 5:30I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who hath sent me.
• Psalms 40:7Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
• Isaiah 53:10Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
• Matthew 20:28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
• Matthew 26:39And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt .
• Romans 15:3For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
• Philippians 2:7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
• Hebrews 5:8Though he was a Son, yet he learned obedience by the things which he suffered;
• Hebrews 10:7Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O 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