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?
• 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?
• New Living Translation (NLT)They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do?

Context of John 6:30

28Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” 29Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who 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 2:18The Jews then responded to him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
• John 4:8(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
• Exodus 4:8Then the Lord said, “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second.
• 1 Kings 13:3That same day the man of God gave a sign: “This is the sign the Lord has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out.”
• Isaiah 7:11“Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”
• Matthew 12:38Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
• Matthew 16:1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Mark 8:11The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.
• Luke 11:29As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
• Acts 4:30Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:22Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
• Hebrews 2:4God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
• John 6:36But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe.
• John 10:38But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
• John 12:37Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him.
• John 20:25So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, 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