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To do the will (hina poiēsō to thelēma). Non-final use of hina and the first aorist active subjunctive as subject or predicate nominative as in Joh 6:29; Joh 15:8; Joh 17:3. The Messianic consciousness of Jesus is clear and steady (Joh 5:30; Joh 6:38). He never doubted that the Father sent him.
And to accomplish his work (kai teleiōsō autou to ergon). Hina understood with teleiōsō in like idiom, first aorist active subjunctive of teleioō (from teleios), to bring to an end. See Joh 5:36. In Joh 17:4 (the Intercessory Prayer) he will say that he has done (teleiōsas) this task which the Father gave him to do. On the Cross Jesus will cry Tetelestai (It is finished). He will carry through the Father’s programme (Joh 3:16). That is his “food.” He had been doing that in winning the woman to God.