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

28Therefore they said to Him, “What are we to do, so that we may accomplish the works of God?” 29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” So they said to Him, “What then are You doing as a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work are You performing? 31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’” 32Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of 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

• Soοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• they saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• are You doingποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we may seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• and believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100

Cross-references for John 6:30

• John 2:18The Jews then said to Him, “What sign do You show us as Your authority for doing these things?”
• John 4:8For His disciples had gone away to the city to buy food.
• Exodus 4:8“So if they will not believe you nor pay attention to the evidence of the first sign, they may believe the evidence of the last sign.
• 1 Kings 13:3Then he gave a sign on the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the Lord has spoken: ‘Behold, the altar shall be torn to pieces and the ashes which are on it shall be poured out.’”
• Isaiah 7:11“Ask for a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or 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 came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Mark 8:11And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
• Luke 11:29Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it demands a sign, and so no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
• Acts 4:30while You extend Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders take place through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:22For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;
• Hebrews 2:4God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders, and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.
• John 6:36But I said to you that you have indeed seen Me, and yet you do not believe.
• John 10:38but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
• John 12:37But though He had performed so many signs in their sight, they still were not believing in Him.
• John 20:25So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not 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