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 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 said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” 29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.” Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ” 32Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not 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 answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?”
• John 4:8For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.
• Exodus 4:8“Then it will be, if they do not believe you, nor heed the message of the first sign, that they may believe the message of the latter sign.
• 1 Kings 13:3And he gave a sign the same day, saying, “This is the sign which the Lord has spoken: Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes on it shall be poured out.”
• Isaiah 7:11“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above.”
• Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
• Matthew 16:1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.
• Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him.
• Luke 11:29And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
• Acts 4:30by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:22For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;
• Hebrews 2:4God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
• John 6:36But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet do not believe.
• John 10:38but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”
• John 12:37But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him,
• John 20:25The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print 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