John 6:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 5:27 : 27 Do you go near: and after hearing everything which the Lord our God has to say, give us an account of all he has said to you, and we will give ear, and do it.
  • Jer 42:3-6 : 3 That the Lord your God may make clear to us the way in which we are to go and what we are to do. 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have given ear to you; see, I will make prayer to the Lord your God, as you have said; and it will be that, whatever the Lord may say in answer to you, I will give you word of it, keeping nothing back. 5 Then they said to Jeremiah, May the Lord be a true witness against us in good faith, if we do not do everything which the Lord your God sends you to say to us. 6 If it is good or if it is evil, we will be guided by the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you; so that it may be well for us when we give ear to the voice of the Lord our God.
  • Jer 42:20 : 20 For you have been acting with deceit in your hearts; for you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, Make prayer for us to the Lord our God, and give us word of everything he may say, and we will do it.
  • Mic 6:7-8 : 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of sheep or with ten thousand rivers of oil? am I to give my first child for my wrongdoing, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.
  • Matt 19:16 : 16 And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?
  • Luke 10:25 : 25 And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
  • Acts 2:37 : 37 Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
  • Acts 9:6 : 6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
  • Acts 16:30 : 30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

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