John 6:27

Do not work for the food that disappears, ¹  but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food ²  which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.” ³ 

Ps 2:7; Ps 40:7; Pr 2:2-6; Ec 5:11-16; Ec 6:7; Isa 11:1-3; Isa 42:1; Isa 55:2; Isa 61:1-3; Jer 15:16; Hab 2:13; Mt 3:17; Mt 6:19,31-33; Mt 17:5; Mr 1:11; Mr 9:7; Lu 3:22; Lu 4:18-21; Lu 9:35; Lu 10:40-42; Joh 1:33,34; Joh 4:13,14; Joh 4:14; Joh 5:36,37; Joh 6:28,29; Joh 6:40,51,54,58,68; Joh 8:18; Joh 10:28; Joh 10:37,38; Joh 11:25,26; Joh 11:42; Joh 14:6; Joh 15:24; Joh 17:2; Ac 2:22; Ac 10:38; Ro 6:23; 1Co 6:13; 1Co 7:29-31; 1Co 9:24-27; 2Co 4:18; Ga 5:6; Php 2:13; Col 1:29; Col 2:22; Col 3:2; 1Th 1:3; Heb 4:11; Heb 12:16; Jas 1:11; 1Pe 1:24; 2Pe 1:17; 2Pe 3:11-14

¹ tn Or “perishes” (this might refer to spoiling, but is more focused on the temporary nature of this kind of food).

sn Do not work for the food that disappears. Note the wordplay on “work” here. This does not imply “working” for salvation, since the “work” is later explained (in John 6:29) as “to believe in the one whom he (the Father) sent.”

² tn The referent (the food) has been specified for clarity by repeating the word “food” from the previous clause.

³ tn Grk “on this one.”