John 6:30

“What sign, then,” they asked, “are you giving, which we may see, and so believe you? What is the work that you are doing?

Open English Bible (US)

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

29“The work that God wants you to do,” answered Jesus, “is to believe in him whom God sent as his messenger.”

31Our ancestors had the manna to eat in the desert; as scripture says – ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

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Cross References

Matthew 16:1Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and, to test Jesus, requested him to show them some sign from the heavens.

Mark 15:32“He saved others, but he cannot save himself! Let the Christ, the ‘king of Israel,’ come down from the cross now so that we can see it and believe.” Even the men who had been crucified with Jesus insulted him.

John 2:18Then some of the religious authorities asked Jesus, “What sign are you going to show us, since you act in this way?”

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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