John 6:38
John · New Testament · Chapter 6
“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”John 6:38
What Does John 6:38 Mean?
John 6:38 is found in the book of John, chapter 6, verse 38 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 6:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 4:34“Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.”John 5:30“I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”Luke 2:49“And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?”Hebrews 10:7“Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.”Matthew 26:39“And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.”John 3:13“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.”John 8:29“And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.”John 3:31“He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.”John 8:28“Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.”Philippians 2:7“But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:”Psalms 40:7“Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,”Luke 22:42“Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”Isaiah 53:10“Yet 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.”John 6:33“For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.”John 14:10“Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.”Romans 15:3“For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.”Exodus 3:8“And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.”John 10:18“No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.”John 12:49“For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.”Galatians 4:4“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,”
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