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John 6:28

26 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.

27 Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

29 Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

30 So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
KJV
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
WEB
They said therefore to him, “What must we do, that we may work the works of God?”
ASV
They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God?
DARBY
They said therefore to him, What should we do that we may work the works of God?
BLB
Therefore they said to Him, “What may we do so that we may work the works of God?”
ÅB
De sa da til ham: Hva skal vi gjøre for å gjøre Guds gjerninger?
OTB
Da spurte de ham: "Hva må vi gjøre for å utføre de gjerninger Gud krever?"
B1930
De sa da til ham: Hvad skal vi gjøre for å gjøre Guds gjerninger?

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Cross references

  • Acts 16:30

    Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

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  • Acts 9:6

    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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  • Luke 10:25

    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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  • Matthew 19:16

    Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”

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  • Deuteronomy 5:27

    Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”

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  • Acts 2:37

    When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

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  • Micah 6:7–8

    Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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  • Jeremiah 42:3–6

    Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”

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