Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
The 1611 reading
Iesus saith vnto them, My meat is, to doe the will of him that sent mee, and to finish his worke.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 2:2
Complete exact-word concordance
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Iesus saith vnto them, My meat is, to doe the will of him that sent mee, and to finish his worke.
¶ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
¶ But Iesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, & I worke.
Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
Then said they vnto him, What shall we doe, that we might worke the workes of God?
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
Iesus answered, and said vnto them, This is the worke of God, that ye beleeue on him whom he hath sent.
1611 marginal note1.Ioh. 3.13.
They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
They said therefore vnto him, What signe shewest thou then, that we may see, and beleeue thee? What doest thou worke?
Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, I haue done one worke, and yee all marueile.
I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
I must worke the workes of him that sent me, while it is day: the night commeth when no man can worke.
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
The Iewes answered him, saying, For a good worke we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because that thou, being a man, makest thy selfe God.
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
I haue glorified thee on the earth: I haue finished the worke which thou gauest me to doe.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
To perform. ... To labor. ... To be in action or motion. ... To act; to carry on operations. ... To operate; to produce effects by action or influence. ... To form by labor; to mold, shape or manufacture. ... To bring into any state by action. ... To make by action, labor or violence. ... To produce by action, labor or exertion.
Labor; employment; exertion of strength. ... That which is made or done. ... Action; deed; feat; achievement. ... Operation. ... Effect; that which proceeds from agency.