John 5:20-27

5:20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he does, and will show him greater deeds than these, so that you will be amazed. 5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, ¹  so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes. ²  5:22 Furthermore, the Father does not judge ³  anyone, but has assigned ⁴  all judgment to the Son, 5:23 so that all people ⁵  will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

5:24 “I tell you the solemn truth, ⁶  the one who hears ⁷  my message ⁸  and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, ⁹  but has crossed over from death to life. 5:25 I tell you the solemn truth, ¹⁰  a time ¹¹  is coming – and is now here – when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 5:26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself, 5:27 and he has granted the Son ¹²  authority to execute judgment, ¹³  because he is the Son of Man.

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¹ tn Grk “and makes them live.”

² tn Grk “the Son makes whomever he wants to live.”

³ tn Or “condemn.”

⁴ tn Or “given,” or “handed over.”

⁵ tn Grk “all.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for stylistic reasons and for clarity (cf. KJV “all men”).

⁶ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

⁷ tn Or “obeys.”

⁸ tn Or “word.”

⁹ tn Grk “and does not come into judgment.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

¹¹ tn Grk “an hour.”

¹² tn Grk “him.”

¹³ tn Grk “authority to judge.”