Jesus the Bread of Life

John 6:29

In 9 translations

BSB: Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
KJV: Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
WEB: Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
ASV: Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
LSV: Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you may believe in Him whom He sent.”
YLT: Jesus answered and said to them, 'This is the work of God, that ye may believe in him whom He did send.'
DBY: Jesus answered and said to them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he has sent.Elohim
DRC: Jesus answered, and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he hath sent.
GNV: Iesus answered, and sayde vnto them, This is the woorke of God, that yee beleeue in him, whome he hath sent.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include ὁ (“the”); Tyndale House, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read πιστεύητε (“you may believe”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read πιστεύσητε (“you may believe”).

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: ὁ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
SBLGNT: πιστεύητε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πιστεύητε; Robinson–Pierpont read πιστεύσητε.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς ὃν ἀπέστειλεν ἐκεῖνος.
RP2018: Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα πιστεύσητε εἰς ὃν ἀπέστειλεν ἐκεῖνος.
TR-Boyd: Ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ ἔργον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα πιστεύσητε εἰς ὃν ἀπέστειλεν ἐκεῖνος.
SCR1894: απεκριθη ο ιησους και ειπεν αυτοις τουτο εστιν το εργον του θεου ινα πιστευσητε εις ον απεστειλεν εκεινος

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👤 God 👤 Jesus Christ◆ Bread of Life Sermon

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Capernaum Faith Judging Judgment Nicodemus Andrew Ethics of Jesus Judas Iscariot Conduct, Christian Salvation Johannine Theology

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Cross-references most cited first

1 John 3:23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
Acts 16:31They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
John 3:36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
Hebrews 5:9And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
Mark 16:16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Romans 4:4–5Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.
John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
Romans 9:30–31What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.
John 3:16–18For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the…
Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Deuteronomy 18:18–19I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My…
Romans 10:3–4Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
Acts 22:14–16Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice. You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard. And now what are you…

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