John 6:29

6:29 Jesus replied, ¹  “This is the deed ²  God requires ³  – to believe in the one whom he ⁴  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 ⁵  at the last day.” ⁶ 

[6:29]  ¹ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

[6:29]  ² tn Grk “the work.”

[6:29]  ³ tn Grk “This is the work of God.”

[6:29]  ⁴ tn Grk “that one” (i.e., God).

[6:40]  ⁵ tn Or “resurrect him,” or “make him live again.”

[6:40]  ⁶ 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).