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For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
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Commentators stress that Jesus's statement, "I came down from heaven," is a profound claim to His divine origin and pre-existence. This was not merely a change of location but the incarnation—God the Son taking on human nature for a specific mission. His entire purpose on earth was to fulfill the Father's plan, not a personal ambition.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For I came down, etc. This verse shows that he came for a specific purpose, which he states in the next verse, and means that, as he came …
I am come down (καταβεβηκα). Perfect active indicative of καταβαινω. See on 33 for frequent use of this phrase by Jesus. Here απο …
19th Century
Anglican
Not to do mine own will.—Compare to John 5:30. He has spoken of the Father’s gift and of human action. He now once more i…
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Baptist
For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the Father's will who has sent me, that of all…
Six times in this immediate context Jesus says that he “came down from heaven” (vv.33, 38, 41, 50, 51, 58). His claim to heavenly origin is unmista…
16th Century
Protestant
For I came down from heaven. This is a confirmation of the preceding statement: that we do not seek Christ in vain. For faith is a work of…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I came down from heaven by change of place, or local motion; for Christ is the immense, infinite, and omnipresent God…
The discovery of their guilt, danger, and remedy, by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, makes people willing and glad to come, and to give up everyth…
13th Century
Catholic
Having told us the question the Jews had asked Christ, the Evangelist now gives his answer.
First, Christ tells us of the origin o…
