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Jesus the Bread of Life

John 6:30

In 9 translations

BSB
So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
KJV
They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
WEB
They said therefore to him, “What then do you do for a sign, that we may see and believe you? What work do you do?
ASV
They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?
LSV
Therefore they said to Him, “What sign, then, do You do, that we may see and may believe You? What do You work?
YLT
They said therefore to him, 'What sign, then, dost thou, that we may see and may believe thee? what dost thou work?
DBY
They said therefore to him, What sign then doest thou that we may see and believe thee? what dost thou work?
DRC
They said therefore to him: What sign therefore dost thou shew, that we may see, and may believe thee? What dost thou work?
GNV
They sayde therefore vnto him, What signe shewest thou then, that we may see it, and beleeue thee? what doest thou woorke?

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ· Τί οὖν ποιεῖς σὺ σημεῖον, ἵνα ἴδωμεν καὶ πιστεύσωμέν σοι; τί ἐργάζῃ;
RP2018
Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ, Τί οὖν ποιεῖς σὺ σημεῖον, ἵνα ἴδωμεν καὶ πιστεύσωμέν σοι; Τί ἐργάζῃ;
TR-Boyd
Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ, Τί οὖν ποιεῖς σὺ σημεῖον, ἵνα ἴδωμεν καὶ πιστεύσωμέν σοι; Τί ἐργάζῃ;
SCR1894
ειπον ουν αυτω τι ουν ποιεις συ σημειον ινα ιδωμεν και πιστευσωμεν σοι τι εργαζη

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◆ Bread of Life Sermon

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 12:37Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
  • John 10:38But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
  • John 6:36But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:22Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
  • Exodus 4:8And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
  • John 2:18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
  • Isaiah 5:19to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
  • Acts 4:30as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”
  • Luke 11:29–30As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign…
  • Mark 15:32Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
  • 1 Kings 13:5And the altar was split apart, and the ashes poured out, according to the sign that the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
  • Hebrews 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
  • Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  • 1 Kings 13:3That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
  • Isaiah 7:11–14“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.” But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not…
  • Matthew 12:38–39Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet…

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