A couple of the features of John’s Gospel is how he uses the demonstrative pronouns “this one” and “that one” through out the text. I should say that it was not uncommon for the Greeks to do this, but it is interesting. Let me demonstrate that in 6:27-29.
27 “Don’t work for the food which perishes, but (work for) the food which endures into eternal life, which (the food) the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has placed the seal of approval on this one (Jesus).” 28 Then they said to him, “What may we do so that we may accomplish (through work) the works of God?” 29 Jesus replied, “This is the work of God, that you may believe in who that one (God) has sent.”
One final thing about this passage. At the end of verse 27, we have God “sealing” Jesus. Of course, Jesus is speaking of the Holy Spirit as the “seal”, but it also carries the idea that he has been given “power from heaven” (BDAG, 980).
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