John 6:29

Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe on him whom he has sent.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

In Context

28Then they said to him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?

30Therefore, they said to him: What sign do you show, then, that we may see, and believe you? What work do you perform?

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Cross References

Mark 16:16He that believes and is immersed, shall be saved; he that believes not, shall be condemned.

John 3:36He that believes on the Son has eternal life. But he that believes not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Acts 16:31They replied: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your house shall be saved.

Romans 4:4Now to him that works, the reward is not counted as a favor, but as a debt:

Romans 10:3For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own plan of justification, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

Matthew Henry on John 6:29-60

Christ the True Bread from Heaven; Christ Welcomes All that Come to Him; Necessity of Feeding upon Christ. 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 showest 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… Read the whole commentary →

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