26 “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.” John 6:26

1. They Wanted the Bread

25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, 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.” John 6:25–27

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6

2. They Turned Salvation into Works

28 Then they asked him, ‘What must we do to do the works God requires?’ John 6:28

29 “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” John 6:29

9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9

8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9

3. They Were Still Looking for a Sign

30 “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you?” John 6:30

31 “Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” John 6:31

32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. John 6:32

35a Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry John 6:35a

4. Jesus Offered Them Himself

35b Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty John 6:35b

36b whoever comes to me I will never drive away. John 6:36b

60a For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life John 6:40a

9b not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9b