11 translations · Greek
John 6:27
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.”
John 6:27 in 11 translations
- WEB 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.”
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- do not work for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to continuous life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for the Father sealed Him—[even] God.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Don't be preoccupied about food that doesn't last, but concentrate on the lasting food of eternal life which the Son of man will give you, for God the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal — [even] God.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Labor not for the food which perisheth, but for that food which endureth to everlasting life, which the Son of man will give to you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐργάζεσθε | ergazesthe | work [for] | G2038 ἐργάζομαι to work |
| μὴ | mē | {Do} not | G3361 μή not |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βρῶσιν | brōsin | food | G1035 βρῶσις eating |
| τὴν | tēn | that | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀπολλυμένην | apollymenēn | perishes | G622 ἀπολλύω to destroy |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but [for] | G235 ἀλλά but |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βρῶσιν | brōsin | food | G1035 βρῶσις eating |
| τὴν | tēn | that | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μένουσαν | menousan | endures | G3306 μένω to stay |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ζωὴν | zōēn | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| αἰώνιον | aiōnion | eternal | G166 αἰώνιος eternal |
| ἣν | hēn | which | G3739 ὅς which |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Υἱὸς | Huios | Son | G5207 υἱός son |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | of Man | G444 ἄνθρωπος a human |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| δώσει | dōsei | will give | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| τοῦτον | touton | on Him | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Πατὴρ | Patēr | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| ἐσφράγισεν | esphragisen | has placed His seal of approval | G4972 σφραγίζω to seal |
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεός | Theos | God | G2316 θεός God |
Related verses
- Colossians 3:2
Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.
- Isaiah 55:2
Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.
- John 6:54
He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.
- 2 Timothy 2:19
However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”
- Matthew 6:19
“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
- John 6:40
This is the will of the one who sent me, that everyone who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- John 6:51
I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
- Acts 10:38
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
- Proverbs 2:2–6
So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures: …
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
26 Jesus 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.
27 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.”
28 They said therefore to him, “What must we do, that we may work the works of God?”
29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
Read all of John 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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