KJV King James Version
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
WEB World English Bible
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
ASV American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.’
Surrounding context — John 6
26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
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ἈπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖς·G846 · autosit/s/heτοῦτόG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἐστινG1510 · eimito beτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔργονG2041 · ergonworkτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toπιστεύητεG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)εἰςG1519 · eistowardὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἀπέστειλενG649 · apostellōto sendἐκεῖνος.¶G1565 · ekeinosthat
Cross-references
1 John 3:23And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.Acts 16:31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.Hebrews 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;1 John 5:1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.John 5:39Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.Romans 4:4-5Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.Romans 9:30-31What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.Psalm 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.John 3:16-18For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.Romans 10:3-4For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.Deuteronomy 18:18-19I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.Acts 22:14-16And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
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