John 6:38
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38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will.
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John 5:30
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30 I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.
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John 4:34
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34 Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.
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Psalm 40:7-8
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7 Then I said, “Look, I have come.
As is written about me in the Scriptures:
8 I take joy in doing your will, my God,
for your instructions are written on my heart.”
John 3:31
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31 “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.[a]
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- 3:31 Some manuscripts do not include and is greater than anyone else.
Isaiah 53:10
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10 But it was the Lord’s good plan to crush him
and cause him grief.
Yet when his life is made an offering for sin,
he will have many descendants.
He will enjoy a long life,
and the Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands.
Philippians 2:7-8
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7 Instead, he gave up his divine privileges[a];
he took the humble position of a slave[b]
and was born as a human being.
When he appeared in human form,[c]
8 he humbled himself in obedience to God
and died a criminal’s death on a cross.
John 6:33
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33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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John 3:13
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13 No one has ever gone to heaven and returned. But the Son of Man[a] has come down from heaven.
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- 3:13 Some manuscripts add who lives in heaven. “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Matthew 26:39-42
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39 He went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
40 Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour? 41 Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!”
42 Then Jesus left them a second time and prayed, “My Father! If this cup cannot be taken away[a] unless I drink it, your will be done.”
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- 26:42 Greek If this cannot pass.
Hebrews 10:7-9
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7 Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God—
as is written about me in the Scriptures.’”[a]
8 First, Christ said, “You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with them” (though they are required by the law of Moses). 9 Then he said, “Look, I have come to do your will.” He cancels the first covenant in order to put the second into effect.
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Hebrews 5:8
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8 Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered.
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Romans 15:3
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3 For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.”[a]
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Matthew 20:28
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28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Ephesians 4:9
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9 Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.[a]
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- 4:9 Some manuscripts read to the lower parts of the earth.
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