John 6:29
Jesus responded and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he sent.”
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In Context
28Therefore, they said to him, “What should we do, so that we may labor in the works of God?”
Cross References
Psalms 2:12Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just.
Mark 16:16Whoever will have believed and been baptized will be saved. Yet truly, whoever will not have believed will be condemned.
John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.”
Acts 16:31So they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and then you will be saved, with your household.”
Romans 4:4But for he who works, wages are not accounted according to grace, but according to debt.
Romans 10:3For, being ignorant of the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own justice, they have not subjected themselves to the justice 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 →