John 6:30

They say to him: What sign doest thou, that we may see and believe in thee? What workest thou?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 replied and said to them: This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

31Our fathers ate the manna, in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:1And Pharisees and Sadducees came near, tempting him, and asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

Mark 15:32Let Messiah, the king of the Jews, now descend from the cross, that we may see it and believe in him. And those also who were crucified with him, derided him.

John 2:18But the Jews replied, and said to him: What sign showest thou to us, since thou doest 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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