John 6:29

29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

John 6:29 in Other Translations

KJV
29 Jesus answered and said unto them,This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
ESV
29 Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent."
NLT
29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
MSG
29 Jesus said, "Throw your lot in with the One that God has sent. That kind of a commitment gets you in on God's works."
CSB
29 Jesus replied, "This is the work of God: that you believe in the One He has sent."

John 6:29 In-Context

27 Do not work for food that spoils, 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.”
28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”
29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”

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