Cross references

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

John 6:38 BSB

John 6:38 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 14 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 5:30 (27 votes) and John 4:34 (22 votes). 44 other verses point back to it. It links with 19 other books, from Genesis 18 to 1 John 2.

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Which verses does John 6:38 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 5:3027 votes

    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.

  2. John 4:3422 votes

    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

  3. John 3:3114 votes

    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.

  4. but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

  5. Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

  6. Isaiah 53:1012 votes

    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.

  7. John 6:3312 votes

    For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

  8. John 3:1310 votes

    No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

  9. Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” Then Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping. “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” He asked Peter. …

  10. Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law). …

  11. 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.”

  12. What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

Which verses point to John 6:38?

The 10 strongest of 44.