King James Version

John 6:27

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

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ἐργάζεσθεergazestheLabourἐργάζομαι (ergazomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person plural — “Labour”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2038I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.Labourμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notτὴνtēnwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichβρῶσινbrōsinfor that meatβρῶσις (brōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “for that meat”, the object formG1035(a) abstr: eating, (b) food, a meal, (c) rust.for that meatτὴνtēnwhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀπολλυμένηνapollumenēnto destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to destroy”, an ongoing or repeated actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βρῶσινbrōsineatingβρῶσις (brōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “eating”, the object formG1035(a) abstr: eating, (b) food, a meal, (c) rust.This verse uses “eating”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μένουσανmenousanendurethμένω (menō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “endureth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.endurethεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιονaiōnioneternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of manὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youδώσειdōseito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.τοῦτονtoutonhimοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.himγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Fatherἐσφράγισενesphragisensealedσφραγίζω (sphragizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sealed”, a single actionG4972I seal, set a seal upon.sealedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal — [even] God.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.

Young’s Literal Translation

work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal — [even] God.'

World English Bible

Don’ t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life , which the Son of Man will give to you . For God the Father has sealed him .”

Darby Translation

Work not [for] the food which perishes, but [for] the food which abides unto life eternal, which the Son of man shall give to you; for him has the Father sealed, [even] God.

Douay-Rheims

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.

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