Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 6:30

"They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?" — John 6:30 (ASV)

They said therefore to him, What sign do you show then, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform?

What strange questions for them to ask when he had amazed them with his wonderful works.

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

This was a shameful question to put to Christ when they had so recently been miraculously fed by him, and so had received the best sign of his divine power in the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

Are you not wonderfully struck with the patience of Jesus?

These people had seen his miracles, and they had eaten loaves and fishes, and yet they say to him, What sign showest thou, then, that we may see and believe thy work? Oh, the matchless patience of the Lord, and the marvelous provocations of men.