John 6:38
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For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
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For I came down from heaven not to do Mine own will--to play an independent part. but--in respect to both the foregoing things, the divine and the human side of salvation. the will of Him that sent Me--What this twofold will of Him that sent Him is, we are next sublimely told (Joh 6:39-40):
Open source ↗In this chapter we have, I. The miracle of the loaves (Joh 6:1-14). II. Christ's walking upon the water (Joh 6:15-21). III. The people's flocking after him to Capernaum (Joh 6:22-25). IV. His conference with them, occasioned by the miracle of the loaves, in which he reproves them for seeking carnal food, and directs them to spiritual food (Joh 6:26, Joh 6:27), showing them how they must labour for spiritual food (Joh 6:28, Joh 6:29), and what that spiritual food is (v. 30-59). V. Their discontent at what he said, and the reproof he gave them for it (Joh 6:60-65). VI. The apostasy of many from him, and his discourse with his disciples that adhered to him upon that occasion (Joh 6:66-71).
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I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?