John 6:26-29

6:26 Jesus replied, ¹  “I tell you the solemn truth, ²  you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted. ³  6:27 Do not work for the food that disappears, ⁴  but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food ⁵  which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.” ⁶ 

6:28 So then they said to him, “What must we do to accomplish the deeds ⁷  God requires?” ⁸  6:29 Jesus replied, ⁹  “This is the deed ¹⁰  God requires ¹¹  – to believe in the one whom he ¹²  sent.”

¹ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

² tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

³ tn Grk “because you ate of the loaves of bread and were filled.”

⁴ tn Or “perishes” (this might refer to spoiling, but is more focused on the temporary nature of this kind of food).

⁵ tn The referent (the food) has been specified for clarity by repeating the word “food” from the previous clause.

⁶ tn Grk “on this one.”

⁷ tn Grk “the works.”

⁸ tn Grk “What must we do to work the works of God?”

¹⁰ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

¹¹ tn Grk “the work.”

¹² tn Grk “This is the work of God.”

¹³ tn Grk “that one” (i.e., God).