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Soοὖνthey saidεἶπονto him,αὐτῷ“WhatΤίsignσημεῖονthenοὖνdo youσὺdoποιεῖςthatἵναwe may seeἴδωμενandκαὶbelieveπιστεύσωμένyou?σοιWhatτίwork are you doing?ἐργάζῃ
John 6:30
Study it in the app“So they said to him, “What sign then do you do that we may see and believe you? What work are you doing?”
With the Greek beneath
John 6:30, word by word
- they saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- signσημεῖονsēmeion
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeion” appears- doποιεῖςpoieis
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poieis” appears- we may seeἴδωμενidōmen
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōmen” appears- believeπιστεύσωμένpisteusōmen
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusōmen” appears- work are you doingἐργάζῃergazēi
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazēi” appears
The context
29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one whom he has sent.”
30 · This verse (above)
31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
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?