John 6:30

John 6:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
• New International Version (NIV)So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they said to him, "Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?

Context of John 6:30

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.” “What sign, then, are you going to do so that we may see and believe you?” they asked. “What are you going to perform? 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” 32Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, Moses didn’t give you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.

John 6:30 word by word

Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ· τί οὖν ποιεῖς σὺ σημεῖον ἵνα ἴδωμεν καὶ πιστεύσωμέν σοι; τί ἐργάζῃ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• shewestποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we may seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• dost thou workἐργάζομαιergazomai · to workG2038

Cross-references for John 6:30

• John 2:18So the Jews replied to him, “What sign will you show us for doing these things?”
• John 4:8because his disciples had gone into town to buy food.
• Exodus 4:8“If they will not believe you and will not respond to the evidence of the first sign, they may believe the evidence of the second sign.
• 1 Kings 13:3He gave a sign that day. He said, “This is the sign that the Lord has spoken: ‘The altar will now be ripped apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.’”
• Isaiah 7:11“Ask for a sign from the Lord your God — it can be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”
• Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
• Matthew 16:1The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Mark 8:11The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, demanding of him a sign from heaven to test him.
• Luke 11:29As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
• Acts 4:30while you stretch out your hand for healing, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:22For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom,
• Hebrews 2:4At the same time, God also testified by signs and wonders, various miracles, and distributions of gifts from the Holy Spirit according to his will.
• John 6:36But as I told you, you’ve seen me, and yet you do not believe.
• John 10:38But if I am doing them and you don’t believe me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand that the Father is in me and I in the Father.”
• John 12:37Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
• John 20:25So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will never believe.”

Commentaries on John 6:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30What sign - , What miracle; so the word is evidently used, John 2:11, John 2:23, and in many other places. That we may see, and believe thee - That, having seen the miracle, we may believe thee to be the promised Messiah. They had already seen the miracle of the five loaves, and did not believe; and it was impossible for them to see any thing more descriptive of unlimited power and goodness. Even miracles themselves are lost on persons whose hearts are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30What sign showest thou? - On the word sign, compare the notes at Isaiah 7:14. What miracle dost thou work to prove that thou art the Messiah? They had just seen the miracle of the loaves in the desert, which was sufficient to show that he was the Messiah, and it would seem from the preceding narrative that those who crossed the lake to see him supposed that he was the Christ. It seems wonderful that they should so soon ask for further evidence that he was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-35Verses 28-35 Constant exercise of faith in Christ, is the most important and difficult part of the obedience required from us, as sinners seeking salvation. When by his grace we are enabled to live a life of faith in the Son of God, holy tempers follow, and acceptable services may be done. God, even his Father, who gave their fathers that food from heaven to support their natural lives, now gave them the true Bread for the salvation of their souls. Coming…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30The crowd asked Jesus for another miraculous sign. They wanted proof that he was the Messiah. Many Jews believed that when the Messiah came, he would repeat the great miracle connected with Moses. They expected manna to fall from heaven again, as it had in the wilderness. If that happened, people would see it as a second exodus. It would remind them of how God rescued Israel from Egypt and fed them in the desert.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3128-31. What shall we do ... the works of God--such works as God will approve. Different answers may be given to such a question, according to the spirit which prompts the inquiry. (See Ho 6:6-8; Lu 3:12-14). Here our Lord, knowing whom He had to deal with, shapes His reply accordingly.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