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Jesusὁ Ἰησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“ThisΤοῦτόisἐστινthe workτὸ ἔργονof God,τοῦ θεοῦthatἵναyou believeπιστεύητεinεἰςthe one whomὃνheἐκεῖνοςhas sent.”ἀπέστειλεν
John 6:29
Study it in the app“Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one whom he has sent.””
With the Greek beneath
John 6:29, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the workἔργονergon
task
The job given to someone.
Where else “ergon” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- you believeπιστεύητεpisteuēte
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuēte” appears- has sentἀπέστειλενapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears
The context
28So they said to him, “What must we do to carry out the works of God?”
29 · This verse (above)
30So they said to him, “What sign then do you do that we may see and believe you? What work are you doing?
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?