28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the [a]works of God?

29 [b]Jesus answered, and said unto them, (A)[c]This is the work of God, that ye believe in him, whom he hath sent.

30 [d]They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see it, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

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Footnotes

  1. John 6:28 Which please God: for they think that everlasting life hangeth upon the condition of fulfilling the Law: therefore Christ calleth them back to faith.
  2. John 6:29 Men torment themselves in vain, when they go about to please God without faith.
  3. John 6:29 That is, this is the work that God requireth, that you believe in me, and therefore he calleth them back to faith.
  4. John 6:30 The spiritual virtue of Christ is contemned of them which are desirous of earthly miracles.

28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe(A) in the one he has sent.”(B)

30 So they asked him, “What sign(C) then will you give that we may see it and believe you?(D) What will you do?

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