John 6:27

Labour not for, &c. Better, Work not for, &c. The translation in the margin is preferable, to keep up the connexion with John 6:28-30. The people keep harping on the word -work."

the meat which perisheth Better (to avoid all ambiguity), the food that perisheth:-meat" in the sense of -flesh-meat" is not intended. Comp. (John 4:13) -whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again." The discourse with the Samaritan woman should be compared throughout: -the food which abides" here corresponds with -the living water" there; -the food that perisheth" with the water of the well. -Perisheth" not merely in its sustaining power, but in itself: it is digested and dispersed (Matthew 15:17; 1 Corinthians 6:13).

endureth unto everlasting life Better, abideth unto eternal life:see on John 1:33 and John 3:16.

for him hath God the Father sealed Better (preserving the emphasis of the Greek order), for Him the Father sealed, even God. -Sealed," i.e. authenticated (John 3:33), as the true giver of this food (1) by direct testimony in the Scriptures, (2) by the same in the voice from Heaven at His Baptism, (3) by indirect testimony in His miracles and Messianic work.