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John 6:27
Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give unto you; for Him hath God the Father sealed.
Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give unto you; for Him hath God the Father sealed.
JOHN 6:27 u`mi/n dw,sei {A} Several witnesses (a D itd, e, ff2, j syrc, pal Chrysostom) read the present tense, which appears to be the result of assimilation to di,dwsin u`mi/n in ver....
Verse 27. _LABOUR NOT FOR THE MEAT_] That is, for that _only_, but _also for the bread_, c. Our Lord wills every man to be active and diligent in that employment in which providence has placed him but...
LABOUR NOT - This does not mean that we are to make no effort for the supply of our wants (compare 1 Timothy 5:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:10), but that we are not to manifest anxiety, we are not to make thi...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The Feeding of the Five Thousand Men. (John 6:1 .)_ 2. The Attempt to Make Him King, (John 6:15 .) 3. The Stormy Sea. “It is I, be not afraid.” (John 6:16 .) 4. The Discourse on the...
THE DESIRE FOR A SIGN: THE TRUE MANNA. After raising their expectations He had refused to go forward. In answer to their surprise at finding Him so soon across the lake He tells them why. Their hopes...
LABOR NOT FOR THE MEAT THAT PERISHETH. The Savior does not prohibit laboring for food, but making the acquisition of food and worldly things the leading object of life. He means: Do not manifest. chi...
On the next day, the crowd which was still standing on the far side of the sea, saw that there had been only one boat, and that Jesus had not gone into the boat with his disciples, but that the discip...
THE LOAVES AND FISHES (John 6:1-13)...
LABOUR NOT... BUT. Labour for the latter rather than for the former. Figure of speech _Heterosis_ (of Degree). App-6. MEAT. Greek _brosis,_ the act of eating (Matthew 6:19; Matthew 6:20. "rust "). Not...
The Discourse on the Son as the Support of Life God's revealed word and created world are unhappily alike in this; that the most beautiful places in each are often the scene and subject of strife. Th...
John 2:13 TO JOHN 11:57. The Work We here enter on the second portion of the first main division of the Gospel, thus subdivided: The Work (1) among _Jews_, (2) among _Samaritans_, (3) among _Galilean...
_Labour not for_, &c. Better, WORK _not for_, &c. The translation in the margin is preferable, to keep up the connexion with John 6:28-30. The people keep harping on the word -work." _the meat which p...
_Distinction between the material bread and the Spiritual Bread _...
THE DISCOURSE ON THE SON AS THE SUPPORT OF LIFE God’s revealed word and created world are unhappily alike in this; that the most beautiful places in each are often the scene and subject of strife. Thi...
ἘΡΓΆΖΕΣΘΕ. WORK, not ‘labour,’ to keep up the connexion with John 6:28-30. They keep harping on the word ‘work.’ The meaning ‘work _for_’ is rare: ἐργ. χρήματα, Herod. I. 24. Comp. ‘Whosoever drinketh...
par Ver 22. The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus we...
_TEACHING ABOUT THE BREAD OF LIFE -- JOHN 6:22-65:_ On the next day the multitude realized that Jesus was gone and they went to find Him. The people asked Jesus how or when He got to Capernaum. Jesus...
ΕΡΓΆΖΕΣΘΕ _praes. med. (dep.) imper. от_ ΕΡΓΆΖΟΜΑΙ (G2038) работать, зарабатывать (Barrett). _Praes. imper._ с отр. ΜΉ (G3361) в этом случае может быть усилительным: "прекратите попытки заработать" ...
DISCOURSE: 1636 LABOURING FOR HEAVEN John 6:27. _Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of Man shall give unto you: for him hat...
YE SEEK ME, NOT BECAUSE YE SAW THE MIRACLES, &C.— "Ye are not come after me, because ye were convinced by my miracles of the truth of my divine mission, and are now disposed to hearken to my doctrine,...
THE MISTAKEN SEARCH _Text 6:22-29_ 22 On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save one, and that Jesus entered not with his disci...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 6:14-27 We begin with our customary Analysis of the passage which is to be before us:— The opening verses of the passage before us contain the sequel to what is...
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. LABOUR, [ ergazesthe ...
15 Exactly a year later (Joh_12:12-16) He presented Himself to them as their King. This effort to make Him King was premature and arose from the fact that they had not comprehended the significance of...
DISCOURSE ON THE BREAD OF LIFE. As in John 4 Jesus is the giver of 'living water,' so here He is the 'living bread' or 'manna' of the soul. Such language had been to some extent prepared for by OT. re...
THE BREAD OF LIFE John 6:1 to John 7:1. Feeding the five thousand. Walking upon the sea. Discourse upon the bread of life. Defection of many disciples. The Apostles stand firm. Returning from Jerusal...
'Do not earnestly strive to obtain food and raiment and luxuries for your bodies, but spiritual food for your souls. I am indeed the Messiah, but the Messiah's work is not to give temporal prosperity...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 6 JESUS FEEDS 5000 MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES 6:1-15 V1 After this, Jesus went across Lake *Galilee. (Lake *Galilee was cal...
LABOUR NOT FOR THE MEAT WHICH PERISHETH. — This is one of the instances in which the reader of the English Bible has in the margin a much better rendering than in the text. _Work not_ shows the verbal...
CHAPTER 14 JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE. John 6:1. In this chapter John follows the same method as in the last. He first relates the sign, and then gives our Lord's interpretation of it. As to the Samari...
ἐργάζεσθε … ὑμῖν δώσει. “Work not for the meat which perisheth.” ἐργάζομαι means “I earn by working,” “I acquire,” see passages cited by Thayer _in voc_. The food which He had given them the evening b...
INSINCERE SEEKERS OF TRUTH John 6:22-29 The mention in John 6:23 of Christ's giving thanks, recalls the vivid impression made by that solemn act, and the great importance which those who witnessed it...
The whole chapter really records things resulting from the conflict recorded in the previous one. Having crossed the sea, Jesus first fed the multitude, and they, enamored of His ability, attempted to...
(d) Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father (e) sealed. (d) Bestow your...
_For him hath God the Father sealed. The sense seems to be, that Christ having wrought so many miracles in his Father's name, the Father himself hath thereby given testimony in his favour, and witness...
CHAPTER 33 PUZZLE OF THE MULTITUDE John 6:22-71. _“On the following day the multitude, standing beyond the sea, saw that there was no other ship except one, and that Jesus did not go along with His d...
1. VV. 25-40. This first phase is made up of four brief dialogues, each including a question of the Jews and an answer of Jesus. The last of these answers is more fully developed; Jesus expresses in...
II. THE DISCOURSES: JOHN 6:22-65. This section contains, first an historical introduction (John 6:22-24), then a series of conversations and discourses (John 6:25-65)....
VER. 27. “ _Work to obtain, not the food which perishes, but the food which endures to eternal life, that which the Son of man shall give unto you; for him hath the Father, God, sealed._ ” Behold now...
The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with h...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
_THE LABOUR QUESTION_ ‘Labour not for the meat which perisheth.’ John 6:27 The most pressing question of the day is the ‘Labour Question.’ Our Lord’s teaching shows us:— I. THE DIGNITY OF LABOUR.—...
27._Labour for food, not that which perisheth. _He shows to what object our desires ought to be directed, namely, to eternal life; but because, in proportion as our understandings are gross, we are al...
In chapter 6, then, it is the Lord come down from heaven, humbled and put to death, not now as the Son of God, one with the Father, the source of life; but as He who, although He was Jehovah and at th...
LABOUR NOT FOR THE MEAT WHICH PERISHETH,.... Meaning either food for the body, which is perishing; its virtue is perishing; man cannot live by it alone, nor does it last long; its substance is perishi...
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. Ver. 27. _Labour not for...
_When they had found him on the other side_ Namely, in the synagogue of Capernaum, as appears from John 6:59; _they said unto him_ As soon as the worship was over, and even before they quitted the pla...
LABOR NOT FOR; better, as the margin, WORK NOT FOR : bestow not your chief labor and anxiety upon. MEAT WHICH PERISHETH; temporal blessings. MEAT WHICH ENDURETH; spiritual and eternal good. SEALED;...
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND (vs.1-13) The setting here is no longer Jerusalem, but Galilee, and the contrast to the beginning of chapter 5 is striking. For here grace shines out beautifully, available...
LABOUR NOT: Or, work not...
22-27 Instead of answering the inquiry how he came there, Jesus blamed their asking. The utmost earnestness should be employed in seeking salvation, in the use of appointed means; yet it is to be soug...
By the bread WHICH PERISHETH, is not strictly to be understood bread, but whatsoever is necessary or accommodating to us in this life; all things of this nature are perishing, and perish with the usin...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I "Labour," says the Lord, "not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth to everlasting life."[14] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III Servat...
John 6:27 not G3361 labor G2038 (G5737) food G1035 which G3588 perishes G622 (G5734) but G235 food...
THE BREAD OF LIFE, EATING HIS FLESH AND DRINKING HIS BLOOD (JOHN 6:26). The narrative that follows must be carefully divided up if it is to be properly understood. There are in fact three clearly dif...
WORDS TO THE CROWDS (JOHN 6:26). Jesus' initial words were spoken to the crowds who had followed Him. These were the more simple folk whose thoughts were on more food, and miraculous provision. They w...
“Do not work for food that perishes, but for food which continues unto eternal life which the Son of Man will give you, for him the Father, even God, has sealed.” So He emphasises that they are not to...
In the miracle of the multiplying of the bread Jesus has symbolically presented Himself as the true bread of life. This thought is now unfolded in the various discourses with which the remainder of th...
John 6:27. WORK NOT FOR THE EATING WHICH PERISHETH. The rendering ‘work' is required to bring out the connection with the following verse, in which the same word is used. The language of the original...
WORK NOT FOR (μη εργαζεσθε). Prohibition with μη and present middle imperative of εργαζομα, old verb from εργον, work.THE MEAT (την βρωσιν). The act of eating (Romans 14:17), corrosion (Matthew 6:...
SON OF MAN (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 8:20). _...
John 6:22. The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went...
John 6:1. _After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were disease...
John 6:14. _Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come an...
John 6:22. The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went...
These people had crossed the Sea of Galilee, and gone to Capernaum, «seeking for Jesus.» It seemed a very hopeful sign that they should be willing to make such efforts to find Christ, but see how the...
CONTENTS: Feeding the 5000. Walking on the sea. Discourse on the Bread of Life. Peter's confession of faith. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples, boy, Moses, Joseph. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ, the true...
John 6:2. _A great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles._ But being dull of apprehension, they seemed to have no idea that the Lord could feed the hungry, as well as heal the sick. Ch...
DO NOT WORK FOR THE FOOD THAT SPOILS. _"The world and everything in it that men desire is passing away; but he who does what God wants lives forever"_ (1 John 2:17), Material needs are important (Matt...
_The day following_ JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE I. OUR LORD’S AVOWAL OF HIS DIVINE NATURE AND HIS HEAVENLY ERRAND. More than thirty times in this one discourse does He use the personal pronouns “Me” and...
_Ye seek Me not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves._ LABOUR NOT FOR THE MEAT WHICH PERISHETH. THE CARNAL EYE ON THE WORK OF GOD How different are things sometimes from...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 6:27 SET HIS SEAL. A seal made of wax, clay, or soft metal. It could be used to signify ownership or to validate a document. The second meaning is probably intended here....
CHAPTER 6 VER. 1. _After this_, &c. Tiberias is here named, because the desert in which Christ fed the five thousand was near to Tiberias. _After this_, not immediately, but almost a year afterwards....
_Labour not_, &c. _Labour_ : Greek, _ε̉ζγάςεσθε_, _i.e._, strive with zeal and labour and sedulous care to get food, not that of the body which perisheth, but of the soul which perisheth not. Wherefor...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 6:22. NONE OTHER BOAT, RATHER LITTLE SHIP (πλοιάριον).—The meaning of this long and complicated sentence is plain. A number of the crowd who had been present when...
EXPOSITION JOHN 6:1 2. _Christ declares himself to be the Sustainer and Protector of the life of which he is the Source_. JOHN 6:1 (1) _The supply of human wants illustrated by a well known _"_si...
Now we have an indeterminate rate of time. Jesus was in Jerusalem when He was saying these things, they were as a result of this blind man...or the lame man, rather, who was healed there at the pool o...
1 Corinthians 6:13; 1 Corinthians 7:29; 1 Corinthians 9:24; 1 Peter 1:24;...
Meat (brwsin). See on 4 32. In Matthew 6:19; Matthew 6:20, and there only, it is used in the sense of rust, that which eats or corrodes. Similarly, corrode is from rodo, to gnaw. Him hath God the Fath...
Labour not for the meat which perisheth — For bodily food: not for that only not chiefly: not at all, but in subordination to grace, faith, love, the meat which endureth to everlasting life. Labour, w...