29Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
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And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 28-59)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 Christ’s condescension that he gave them leave to ask him questions, and did not resent the interruption as an affront, no, not from his common hearers, though not his immediate followers. Those that w…
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