Focused Passage

John 5:19-29

The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father

Jesus heals a helpless man on the Sabbath, confronts opposition by revealing his equality and unity with the Father, declares his authority to give life and judge, and exposes the leaders' unbelief despite the testimony of John, works, the Father, Scripture, and Moses.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

20The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

23so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

24Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

25Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

26For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

27And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

29and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

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Verse 19

Original words

SoοὖνG3767Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈπεκρίνατοG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralTrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordtrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvοὐG3756AdverbcanδύναταιG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulardoποιεῖνG4160Verb - Present Infinitive ActivenothingοὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularbyἀφ’G575PrepositionHimselfἑαυτοῦG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularunlessἐὰν*G1437Conjunction. . .μήG3361AdverbHe seesβλέπῃG991Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingulardoingποιοῦνταG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular[it]τιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularForγὰρG1063ConjunctionwhateverG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .ἂνG302Particle[the Father]ἐκεῖνοςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulardoesποιῇG4160Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular-ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluraltheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctiondoesποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-ὁμοίωςG3668Adverb
Verse 20

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularlovesφιλεῖG5368Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionshowsδείκνυσινG1166Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural-G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralHeαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingulardoesποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532ConjunctiontoἵναG2443ConjunctionyourὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralamazementθαυμάζητεG2296Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralHe will showδείξειG1166Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singulareven greaterμείζοναG3173Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - ComparativeworksἔργαG2041Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralthan theseτούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 21

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ForγὰρG1063Conjunctionjust asὭσπερG5618AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularraisesἐγείρειG1453Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraldeadνεκροὺςG3498Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctiongives [them] lifeζωοποιεῖG2227Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularsoοὕτωςG3779AdverbalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulargives lifeζωοποιεῖG2227Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto whomοὓςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralHe wishesθέλειG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

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FurthermoreγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularjudgesκρίνειG2919Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularno oneοὐδέναG3762Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular. . .οὐδὲG3761AdverbbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionhas assignedδέδωκενG1325Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularallπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularjudgmentκρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularSonΥἱῷG5207Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 23

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so thatἵναG2443ConjunctionallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralmay honorτιμῶσιG5091Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularjust asκαθὼςG2531Adverbthey honorτιμῶσιG5091Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularWhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not honorτιμῶνG5091Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbdoes not honorτιμᾷG5091Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularwhoτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsentπέμψανταG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 24

Original words

TrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordtrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionwhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhearsἀκούωνG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularwordλόγονG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbelievesπιστεύωνG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHim whoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularsentπέμψαντίG3992Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulareternalαἰώνιονG166Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction{will} notοὐκG3756AdverbcomeἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularunderεἰςG1519PrepositionjudgmentκρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularIndeedἀλλὰG235Conjunctionhe has crossed overμεταβέβηκενG3327Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingulardeathθανάτουG2288Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeζωήνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

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TrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordtrulyἀμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural-ὅτιG3754Conjunction[the] hourὥραG5610Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis comingἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhasἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularnow [come]νῦνG3568AdverbwhenὅτεG3753AdverbtheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldeadνεκροὶG3498Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill hearἀκούσουσινG191Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularvoiceφωνῆςG5456Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularSonΥἱοῦG5207Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionthose whoοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralhearἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill liveζήσουσινG2198Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Verse 26

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ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionasὥσπερG5618AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατὴρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHimselfἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsoοὕτωςG3779AdverbalsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe has grantedἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularSonΥἱῷG5207Noun - Dative Masculine Singularto haveἔχεινG2192Verb - Present Infinitive ActivelifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionHimselfἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 27

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe has givenἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularauthorityἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto executeποιεῖνG4160Verb - Present Infinitive ActivejudgmentκρίσινG2920Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionHe isἐστίνG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] SonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 28

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{Do} notμὴG3361Adverbbe amazed atθαυμάζετεG2296Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularforὅτιG3754Conjunction[the] hourὥραG5610Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis comingἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularwhenἐνG1722Preposition. . .G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularallπάντεςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwho [are]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722Preposition[their]τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralgravesμνημείοιςG3419Noun - Dative Neuter Pluralwill hearἀκούσουσινG191Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularvoiceφωνῆςG5456Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 29

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andκαὶG2532Conjunctioncome outἐκπορεύσονταιG1607Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralhave doneποιήσαντεςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralgoodἀγαθὰG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluraltoεἰςG1519Preposition[the] resurrectionἀνάστασινG386Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof lifeζωῆςG2222Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctionthoseοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwhoτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralhave doneπράξαντεςG4238Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralevilφαῦλαG5337Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluraltoεἰςG1519Preposition[the] resurrectionἀνάστασινG386Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof judgmentκρίσεωςG2920Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • See Daniel 12:2.

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