John 6:29-31
1599 Geneva Bible
29 [a]Jesus answered, and said unto them, (A)[b]This is the work of God, that ye believe in him, whom he hath sent.
30 [c]They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that we may see it, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat Manna in the desert, as it is (B)written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
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- 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 6:29-31
New International Version
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? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna(E) in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[a]”(F)
Footnotes
- John 6:31 Exodus 16:4; Neh. 9:15; Psalm 78:24,25
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