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25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”
26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled.
27 aDo not labor for the food which perishes, but bfor the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, cbecause God the Father has set His seal on Him.”  
28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered and said to them, a“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”  
30 Therefore they said to Him, a“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?  
31 aOur fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, b‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”  
32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but aMy Father gives you the true bread from heaven.  
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John 6:27

Work not for (mh ergazesqe). Prohibition with mh and present middle imperative of ergazomai, old verb from ergon, work.

The meat (thn brwsin). The act of eating (Romans 14:17), corrosion (Matthew 6:19), the thing eaten as here (II Corinthians 9:10). See on John 4:32.

Which perisheth (thn apollumenhn). Present middle participle of apollumi. They were already hungry again.

Unto eternal life (eiv zwhn aiwnion). Mystical metaphor quite beyond this crowd hungry only for more loaves and fishes. Bernard thinks that John has here put together various sayings of Christ to make one discourse, a gratuitous interpretation.

Will give (dwsei). Future active indicative of didwmi. The outcome is still future and will be decided by their attitude towards the Son of man (verse John 6:51).

For him the Father, even God, hath sealed (touton gar o pathr esfragisen o qeov). Literally, "For this one the Father sealed, God." First aorist active indicative of sfragizw, to seal. See elsewhere in John 3:33 (attestation by man). Sealing by God is rare in N.T. (II Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30). It is not clear to what item, if any single one, John refers when the Father set his seal of approval on the Son. It was done at his baptism when the Holy Spirit came upon him and the Father spoke to him. Cf. John 5:37.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 6:27:

John 3:33
John 4:32
John 5:22
John 6:31
John 10:28
2 John 1:8

 

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