John 6:29

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John 6:27–31 · Berean Standard Bible

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.”

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

29 Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

30 So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

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John 3:16

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John 3:17

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John 3:18

Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

John 3:36

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

John 5:39

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Deuteronomy 18:18

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Deuteronomy 18:19

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Psalms 2:12

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Acts 22:14

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Acts 22:15

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Acts 22:16

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Romans 4:4

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Romans 4:5

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Romans 9:30

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but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

Romans 10:3

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Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.

Hebrews 5:9

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And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.

1 John 5:1

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