John 6:27
Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
28They said therefore to him, What should we do that we may work the works of God?
Cross References
Psalms 2:7I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; *I* this day have begotten thee.
Proverbs 2:2so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom [and] thou apply thy heart to understanding;
Ecclesiastes 6:7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Isaiah 42:1Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.
Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
Habakkuk 2:13Behold, is it not of Jehovah of hosts that the peoples labour for the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?
Matthew Henry on John 6:23-28
Christ's Discourse with the Multitude. 22 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; 23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his… Read the whole commentary →