John 6:30

And so they said to him: “Then what sign will you do, so that we may see it and believe in you? What will you work?

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In The King James Version

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

In Context

29Jesus responded and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he sent.”

31Our fathers ate manna in the desert, just as it has been written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

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Cross References

Exodus 4:8“If they will not believe you,” he said, “and will not listen to the sermon of the first sign, then they will believe the word of the subsequent sign.

1 Kings 13:5Also, the altar was torn apart, and the ashes were poured out from the altar, in accord with the sign that the man of God had predicted by the word of the Lord.

Isaiah 7:11Ask for a sign for yourself from the Lord your God, from the depths below, even to the heights above.

Matthew 16:1And Pharisees and Sadducees approached him to test him, and they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Mark 15:32Let the Christ, the king of Israel, descend now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also insulted him.

John 2:18Then the Jews responded and said to him, “What sign can you show to us, that you may do these things?”

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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