John 6:38-40 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.… In a daring inroad beyond the Tigris, Abu Taher advanced to the gates of the capital with no more than five hundred horse. By the special order of Moctador the bridges had been broken down, and the person or head of the rebel was expected every hour by the Commander of the Faithful. His lieutenant, from a motive of fear or pity, apprised Abu Taher of his danger, and recommended a speedy escape. "Your master," said the intrepid Carmathian to the messenger, "is at the head of thirty thousand soldiers; three such men as these are wanting in his host." At the same instant, turning to three of his companions, he commanded the first to plunge a dagger into his own breast, the second to leap into the Tigris, and the third to cast himself headlong down a precipice. They obeyed without a murmur. "Relate what you have seen," continued the Imam. "Before the evening your general shall be chained among my dogs." Before evening the camp was surprised and the menace executed. (Gibbon.) Parallel Verses KJV: For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.WEB: 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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