John 6:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
KJV
ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ ἔργον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα πιστεύητε εἰς ὃν ἀπέστειλεν ἐκεῖνος.
Greek NT
Respondit Jesus, et dixit eis : Hoc est opus Dei, ut credatis in eum quem misit ille.
Vulgate
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
ASV
Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he hath sent.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἀποστέλλω
apostello
verb · 131×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἔργον
ergon
noun · 169×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: ὁ | WH/Treg/NIV: ὁ
- ὁ — SBLGNT
- ὁ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: πιστεύητε | WH/Treg/NIV: πιστεύητε | RP: πιστεύσητε
- πιστεύητε — SBLGNT
- πιστεύητε — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- πιστεύσητε — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 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,…
Cross-references
- 1John 3:23 — And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
- 1John 3:23 — And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
- 1John 4:9 — In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
- 1John 5:1 — Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
- Acts 16:31 — And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
- Acts 22:14 — And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
- Deut 18:15 — The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
- Deut 18:18 — I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
- Heb 5:9 — And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
- John 3:16 — For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- John 3:17 — For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
- John 3:36 — He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
- John 5:39 — Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
- Mark 16:16 — He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
- Mark 16:16 — He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
- Matt 12:50 — For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- Matt 17:5 — While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
- Phil 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
- Ps 2:12 — Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
- Rev 2:26 — And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
- Rom 4:4 — Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
- Rom 4:5 — But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
- Rom 9:30 — What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
- Rom 10:3 — For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.