John 6:28
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
KJV
εἶπον οὖν πρὸς αὐτόν· τί ποιῶμεν ἵνα ἐργαζώμεθα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ θεοῦ;
Greek NT
Dixerunt ergo ad eum : Quid faciemus ut operemur opera Dei ?
Vulgate
They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God?
ASV
They said therefore unto him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἐργάζομαι
ergazomai
verb · 41×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2835This petition, with the responsibility it involves, also applies to another hunger from which men are perishing: "Man does not live by bread alone, but . . . by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God,"123 that is, by the Word he speaks and the Spirit he breathes forth. Christians must make every effort "to proclaim the good news to the poor." There is a famine on earth,…
1. And as Jesus passed by, He saw a man which was blind from his birth. Being full of love for man, and caring for our salvation, and desiring to stop the mouths of the foolish, He omits nothing of His own part, though there be none to give heed. And the Prophet knowing this says, That You might be justified when You speak, and be clear when You are judged. Psalm 51:4 Wherefore…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
- Acts 2:37 — Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?
- Acts 9:6 — And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
- Acts 16:30 — And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
- Deut 5:27 — Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
- John 6:27 — Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
- Luke 8:21 — And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.
- Luke 10:25 — And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
- Matt 19:16 — And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?