Then said they unto him, What shall we do , that we might work the works of God?
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Gill's Exposition
Jesus answered and said unto them, this is the work of God,.... The main and principal one, and which is well pleasing in his sight; and without which it is impossible to please him; and without which…
Barnes' Notes
What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? - That is, such things as God will approve. This was the earnest inquiry of men who were seeking to be saved. They had crossed the Sea of…
Adam Clarke
That we might work the works of God? - That is, Divine works, or such as God can approve.
Whether this conference was with the Capernaites, in whose synagogue Christ now was, or with those who came from the other side of the sea, is not certain nor material; however, it is an instance of…
Cambridge Bible
Then said they They said therefore.
What shall we do, that we might work Better, what must we do that we may work. They see that His words have a moral meaning; they are to do works pleasing to God.…
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