John 6:30

Translations

Modern

So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

Traditional

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

Literal

Therefore they said to Him, “Then what sign do You do, so that we may see and may believe You? What do You work?

Latin

Dixerunt ergo ei: Quod ergo tu facis signum ut videamus et credamus tibi? quid operaris?

Original

Greek

English

So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

Notes

John 6:30

The crowd asked Jesus for another miraculous sign. They wanted proof that he was the Messiah.

Many Jews believed that when the Messiah came, he would repeat the great miracle connected with Moses. They expected manna to fall from heaven again, as it had in the wilderness.

If that happened, people would see it as a second exodus. It would remind them of how God rescued Israel from Egypt and fed them in the desert.

John 6:26–59

This dialogue took place in the synagogue at Capernaum shortly before Passover (6:4, 59). During Passover, Jews would read the story of the exodus from Egypt (see Exodus 1–15).

John 6:1–71

Each story in this chapter uses the setting of the Feast of the Passover (6:4) to communicate a deeper meaning.

Theme notes and profiles

Bread from Heaven Miraculous Signs in the Gospel of John

Events

Bread of Life Sermonc. AD 29

Related verses

John 12:37
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
John 10:38
But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
John 6:36
But as I stated, you have seen Me and still you do not believe.
1 Corinthians 1:22
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
1 Kings 13:3
That day the man of God gave a sign, saying, “The LORD has spoken this sign: ‘Surely the altar will be split apart, and the ashes upon it will be poured out.’”
Matthew 12:38–39
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
Exodus 4:8
And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second.
John 20:25–29
So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe.”
Isaiah 5:19
…to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
John 2:18
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
Matthew 16:1–4
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Acts 4:30
…as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Bread Christ Jesus Christ Jesus Christ, Teachings of John, Gospel of Lord’s Supper, the Manna Miracle Moses Spirit of Jesus Christ

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Teaches in the Synagogue in Capernaum Manna: Given: As a Sign of Moses's Divine Mission

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