John 6:38 — King James Version← Study notes
“For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
John 6:38 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 6:3818 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
καταβέβηκαkatabebēkacome (get, go, step) down
ἀπὸapofrom
τοῦtouthe
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
οὐχouchnot
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ποιῶpoiōabide, + agree, appoint
τὸtothe
θέλημαthelēmadesire, pleasure, will
τὸtothe
ἐμὸνemonof me, mine
(own), my
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
τὸtothe
θέλημαthelēmadesire, pleasure, will
τοῦtouthe
πέμψαντόςpempsantossend, thrust in
μεmeI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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