John 6:28-30
1599 Geneva Bible
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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- 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.
- John 6:29 Men torment themselves in vain, when they go about to please God without faith.
- 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.
- John 6:30 The spiritual virtue of Christ is contemned of them which are desirous of earthly miracles.
John 6:28-30
New International Version
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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