John 6:27
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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ζωή
life
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ζωή
Life, living, existence. Zoe. I am the way the truth and the life. Zoe is divine life, not biological existence. It is the life of God shared with human beings through Christ.
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θεός
God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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οὗτος
Him
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ἀπόλλυμι
Perish
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ἀπόλλυμι
To destroy, to lose, to perish. Apollumi. The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost. Lost not destroyed. God seeks what is lost. He never stops looking.
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δίδωμι
will give;
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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μένω
is enduring
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μένω
To abide, to remain, to stay. Meno. Abide in Me and I in you. Abiding is not a feeling. It is a choice. Stay connected to the vine and fruit is inevitable.
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σφραγίζω
has sealed
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σφραγίζω
to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest
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ἐργάζομαι
Work
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ἐργάζομαι
To work, to labour. Whatever you do work heartily as for the Lord and not for men. God sees every task you do in His name.
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βρῶσις
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βρῶσις
(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
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