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Soοὖνthey saidεἶπονtoπρὸςhim,αὐτόν“WhatΤίmust we doποιῶμενtoἵναcarry outἐργαζώμεθαthe worksτὰ ἔργαof God?”τοῦ θεοῦ
John 6:28
Study it in the app“So they said to him, “What must we do to carry out the works of God?””
With the Greek beneath
John 6:28, word by word
- they saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- must we doποιῶμενpoiōmen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiōmen” appears- carry outἐργαζώμεθαergazōmetha
do
To accomplish something, good or bad.
Where else “ergazōmetha” appears- the worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
27Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you; for on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”
28 · This verse (above)
29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one whom he has sent.”
To study John 6 in a group
1. What it says
What did the boy Andrew mentioned have, and what does Jesus do with it before it is given to the crowd? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.” What does he promise to the one who comes to him and believes in him? (vv. 35-40)
3. How I live it
When many walked away, Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life” (vv. 66-68). What keeps you close to Jesus?