John 6:28
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They said therefore unto him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?

What.

Deuteronomy 5:27 Approach thou rather: and hear all things that the Lord our God shall say to thee, and thou shalt speak to us, and we will hear and will do them.

Jeremiah 42:3-6,20 And let the Lord thy God shew us the way by which we may walk, and the thing that we must do. . . .

Micah 6:7,8 May the Lord be appeased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he goats? shall I give my firstborn for my wickedness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? . . .

Matthew 19:16 And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting?

Luke 10:25 And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?

Acts 2:37 Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren?

Acts 9:6 And he, trembling and astonished, said: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

Acts 16:30 And bringing them out, he said: Masters, what must I do, that I may be saved?

Context
Jesus the Bread of Life
27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed. 28They said therefore unto him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? 29Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he hath sent.…
Cross References
John 6:27
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.

John 6:29
Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he hath sent.

Lexicon
Then
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

they inquired,
Εἶπον (Eipon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“What
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

must we do
ποιῶμεν (poiōmen)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

perform
ἐργαζώμεθα (ergazōmetha)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2038: To work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

works
ἔργα (erga)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2041: From a primary ergo; toil; by implication, an act.

of God?”
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


Additional Translations
Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform the works of God?”

Therefore they said to Him, "What must we do, that we may be doing the works of God?"

Then said they to him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God?

They said therefore to him, What should we do that we may work the works of God?

They said therefore unto him, What must we do, that we may work the works of God?

Then said they to him, What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?

"What are we to do," they asked, "in order to carry out the things that God requires?"

They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of God?"

They said therefore unto him, 'What may we do that we may work the works of God?'
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