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John 6:27 KJV
John · chapter 6 · verse 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.John 6:27 · King James Version
John 6:27 in context
25And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
26Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
27Labour 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.
28Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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- everlastingaiōnioswithout beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be, without…G166 →
- perishethapollymito destroy, to put out of the way entirely, abolish, put an end to ruin, render useless…G622 →
- endurethmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- Labourergazomaito work, labour, do work, to trade, to make gains by trading, "do business", to do, work…G2038 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- meatbrōsisact of eating, in a wider sense, corrosion, that which is eaten, food, aliment, of the…G1035 →
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In these verses we have, I. The careful enquiry which the people made after Christ, Joh 6:23, Joh 6:24. They saw the disciples go to sea; they saw Christ retire to the mountain, probably with an intimation that he desired to be private for some time;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-27