John 6:27

World English Bible

Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”

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John 6:27 in other translations

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

John 6:27 · American Standard Version

John 6:27 in context

  1. 25When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
  2. 26Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.
  3. 27Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
  4. 28They said therefore to him, “What must we do, that we may work the works of God?”
  5. 29Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”