God & Savior

John 6:27

Do not work for food that perishes, 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.”
John 6:27
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐργάζεσθε μὴ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν ἀπολλυμένην ἀλλὰ τὴν βρῶσιν τὴν μένουσαν εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἣν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὑμῖν δώσει· τοῦτον γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ἐσφράγισεν ὁ θεός.

  1. ἐργάζεσθεergazesthe“do work”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἐργάζομαι · “to work” · Strong's G2038
  2. μὴmē“not [for]”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  3. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. βρῶσινbrōsin“food”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βρῶσις · “eating” · Strong's G1035
  5. τὴνtēn“that”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἀπολλυμένηνapollumenēn“is perishing”
    Verb, present, middle, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  7. ἀλλὰalla“but [for]”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  8. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. βρῶσινbrōsin“food”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βρῶσις · “eating” · Strong's G1035
  10. τὴνtēn“which”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. μένουσανmenousan“is enduring”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  12. εἰςeis“unto”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  13. ζωὴνzōēn“life”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
  14. αἰώνιονaiōnion“eternal”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from αἰώνιος · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
  15. ἣνhēn“which”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  16. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. υἱὸςhuios“Son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  18. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of Man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  20. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  21. δώσει·dōsei“will give;”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  22. τοῦτονtouton“Him”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  23. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  24. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. πατὴρpatēr“Father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  26. ἐσφράγισενesphragisen“has sealed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σφραγίζω · “to seal” · Strong's G4972
  27. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. θεός.theos“God.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)