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becauseὅτιI have come downκαταβέβηκαfromἀπὸheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦnotοὐχtoἵναdoποιῶmy ownτὸ ἐμὸνwill,τὸ θέλημαbutἀλλὰthe willτὸ θέλημαof the one whoτοῦsentπέμψαντόςme.με
John 6:38
Study it in the app“because I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me.”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:38, word by word
- I have come downκαταβέβηκαkatabebēka
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabebēka” appears- heavenοὐρανοῦouranou
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranou” appears- doποιῶpoiō
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiō” appears- my ownἐμὸνemon
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “emon” appears- willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- sentπέμψαντόςpempsantos
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pempsantos” appears
The context
37Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out,
38 · This verse (above)
39And this is the will of the one who sent me: that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day.
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?