Juan 6:29

29 Jesús les dijo:

Juan 6:29 Meaning and Commentary

John 6:29

Jesus answered and said unto them, this is the work of God,
&c.] The main and principal one, and which is well pleasing in his sight; and without which it is impossible to please him; and without which no work whatever is a good work; and this is of the operation of God, which he himself works in men; it is not of themselves, it is the pure gift of God:

that ye believe on him whom he hath sent;
there are other works which are well pleasing to God, when rightly performed, but faith is the chief work, and others are only acceptable when done in the faith of Christ. This, as a principle, is purely God's work; as it is an act, or as it is exercised under the influence of divine grace, it is man's act: "that ye believe"; the object of it is Christ, as sent by the Father, as the Mediator between God and men, as appointed by him to be the Saviour and Redeemer; and believing in Christ, is believing in God that sent him. The Jews reduce all the six hundred and thirteen precepts of the law, for so many they say there are, to this one, "the just shall live by his faith", ( Habakkuk 2:4 ) . ^F5

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 T. Bab. Maccot, fol. 23. 2. & 24. 1.

Juan 6:29 In-Context

27 No se preocupen tanto por las cosas que se echan a perder, tal como la comida. Pongan su energía en buscar la vida eterna que puede darles el Hijo del Hombre.
Pues Dios Padre me ha dado su sello de aprobación.

28 —Nosotros también queremos realizar las obras de Dios —contestaron ellos—. ¿Qué debemos hacer?

29 Jesús les dijo:

30 —Si quieres que creamos en ti —le respondieron—, muéstranos una señal milagrosa. ¿Qué puedes hacer?

31 Después de todo, ¡nuestros antepasados comieron maná mientras andaban por el desierto! Las Escrituras dicen: “Moisés les dio de comer pan del cielo”
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