John 6:37-38
What is written? (ESV)
All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
What does it say?
Everyone that God gives me [Jesus] will come to me and I will never cast them away. For I have come from heaven to do God’s will alone.
What is its immediate context?
Jesus has just fed the large crowd (5,000 men) by performing a miracle and departed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee by walking on the water and calming the storm along the way. The next day, the crowd again finds him in order to be fed, and a discussion contrasting physical and spiritual food ensues.
How John 6:37-38 is applied across Bible answers
What was Jesus’ mission on earth?
Jesus came only to do the will of the Father.
