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John 6:28
Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?
John 6:28 · Bible in Basic English
John 6:28 in other translations
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”
They said therefore to him, “What must we do, that we may work the works of God?”
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In context
25 And when they came across him on the other side of the sea they said, Rabbi, when did you come here?
26 Jesus, answering them, said, Truly I say to you, You come after me, not because you saw signs, but because you were given the bread and had enough.
27 Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.
28 Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?
29 Jesus, answering, said to them, This is to do the work of God: to have faith in him whom God has sent.
30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?
31 Our fathers had the manna in the waste land, as the Writings say, He gave them bread from heaven.
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