Christian Standard Bible
John 6:27
27Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal of approval on him.”
John 6:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”
Context of John 6:27
25When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set his seal of approval on him.” 28“What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked. 29Jesus replied, “This is the work of God — that you believe in the one he has sent.”
Read all of John 6John 6:27 word by word
ἐργάζεσθε μὴ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν ἀπολλυμένην ἀλλὰ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν μένουσαν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἣν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὑμῖν δώσει· τοῦτον γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ἐσφράγισεν ὁ θεός.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Labourἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038
- notμήmē · notG3361
- for the meatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- for the meatβρῶσιςbrōsis · eatingG1035
- which perishethἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- which endurethμένωmenō · to stayG3306
- untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- everlastingαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
- lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- shall giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- himοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- hathσφραγίζωsphragizō · to sealG4972
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
Cross-references for John 6:27
- John 6:28“What can we do to perform the works of God?” they asked.
- Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
- Philippians 2:13For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
- Colossians 1:29I labor for this, striving with his strength that works powerfully in me.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3We recall, in the presence of our God and Father, your work produced by faith, your labor motivated by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- John 4:13Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again.
- Ecclesiastes 5:11When good things increase, the ones who consume them multiply; what, then, is the profit to the owner, except to gaze at them with his eyes?
- Ecclesiastes 6:7All of a person’s labor is for his stomach, yet the appetite is never satisfied.
- Isaiah 55:2Why do you spend silver on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.
- Habakkuk 2:13Is it not from the Lord of Armies that the peoples labor only to fuel the fire and countries exhaust themselves for nothing?
- Matthew 6:19“Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
- Luke 10:40But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:13“Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will do away with both of them. However, the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
- 1 Corinthians 7:29This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,
- 1 Corinthians 9:24Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Commentaries on John 6:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Labor not for the meat - That is, for that only, but also for the bread, etc. Our Lord wills every man to be active and diligent in that employment in which providence has placed him; but it is his will also that that employment, and all the concerns of life, should be subservient to the interest of his soul. But for that meat, etc. - He who labors not, in the work of his salvation, is never likely to enter into the kingdom of God. Though our labor cannot…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Labour not - This does not mean that we are to make no effort for the supply of our wants (compare 1 Timothy 5:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:10), but that we are not to manifest anxiety, we are not to make this the main or supreme object of our desire. See the notes at Matthew 6:25. The meat that perisheth - The food for the supply of your natural needs. It perishes. The strength you derive from it is soon exhausted, and your wasted powers need to be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 Instead of answering the inquiry how he came there, Jesus blamed their asking. The utmost earnestness should be employed in seeking salvation, in the use of appointed means; yet it is to be sought only as the gift of the Son of man. Him the Father has sealed, proved to be God. He declared the Son of man to be the Son of God with power.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The greatest gift Jesus gives is not physical bread, but eternal life. The Father gave Jesus the authority to do this. Physical food spoils. But Jesus, who is the bread of life, offers a gift that lasts forever (6:35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. which the Son of man--taking that title of Himself which denoted His incarnate life. shall give unto you--in the sense of Joh 6:51. him hath God the Father sealed--marked out and authenticated for that transcendent office, to impart to the world the bread of an everlasting life, and this in the character of "the Son of man."Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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