John 6:38
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38 for I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.(A)
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John 5:30
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Witnesses to Jesus
30 “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just because I seek to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me.(A)
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John 4:34
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34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.(A)
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Psalm 40:7-8
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7 Then I said, “Here I am;
in the scroll of the book it is written of me.[a]
8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”(A)
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- 40.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
John 3:31
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The One Who Comes from Heaven
31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all.(A)
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Philippians 2:7-8
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7 but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
assuming human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a human,(A)
8 he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross.(B)
Isaiah 53:10
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10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him with affliction.
When you make his life an offering for sin,[a]
he shall see his offspring and shall prolong his days;
through him the will of the Lord shall prosper.(A)
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- 53.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
John 6:33
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33 For the bread of God is that which[a] comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”(A)
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- 6.33 Or he who
John 3:13
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13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[a](A)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add who is in heaven
Matthew 26:39-42
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39 And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me, yet not what I want but what you want.”(A) 40 Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour?(B) 41 Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial;[a] the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”(C) 42 Again he went away for the second time and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”(D)
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- 26.41 Or into testing
Hebrews 10:7-9
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7 Then I said, ‘See, I have come to do your will, O God’
(in the scroll of the book[a] it is written of me).”(A)
8 When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9 then he added, “See, I have come to do your will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second.
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- 10.7 Meaning of Gk uncertain
Hebrews 5:8
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8 Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered,(A)
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Romans 15:3
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3 For Christ did not please himself, but, as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
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Ephesians 4:9
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9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[a] into the lower parts of the earth?[b]
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Matthew 20:28
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28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many.”(A)
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