Joh 6:26 | HCSB | STEP | Jesus answered , “ I assure you : You are looking for Me , not because you saw the signs , but because you ate the loaves and were filled .

John 6:26

26 Jesus answered, “ ^{▼▼I assure you: This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you, and in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.}I assure you: You are looking for Me, not because you saw ^{▼▼Or perceived} the signs, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.