John 6:29

6:29 Jesus replied, “This is the deed God requires – to believe in the one whom he sent.”

John 6:40

6:40 For this is the will of my Father – for everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him to have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”


tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

tn Grk “the work.”

tn Grk “This is the work of God.”

tn Grk “that one” (i.e., God).

tn Or “resurrect him,” or “make him live again.”

sn Notice that here the result (having eternal life and being raised up at the last day) is produced by looking on the Son and believing in him. Compare John 6:54 where the same result is produced by eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood. This suggests that the phrase in 6:54 (eats my flesh and drinks my blood) is to be understood in terms of the phrase here (looks on the Son and believes in him).