John 5:19-47

English Standard Version

The Authority of the Son

¹⁹ So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(A)the Son ^(B)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father^[a] does, that the Son does likewise. ²⁰ For ^(C)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^(D)greater works than these will he show him, so that ^(E)you may marvel. ²¹ For as the Father ^(F)raises the dead and ^(G)gives them life, so ^(H)also the Son gives life ^(I)to whom he will. ^22 (J)For the Father judges no one, but ^(K)has given all judgment to the Son, ²³ that all may honor the Son, just as they ^(L)honor the Father. ^(M)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(N)whoever hears my word and ^(O)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He ^(P)does not come into judgment, but ^(Q)has passed from death to life.

²⁵ “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(R)an hour is coming, and is now here, when ^(S)the dead will hear ^(T)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear ^(U)will live. ^26 (V)For as the Father has life in himself, ^(W)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. ²⁷ And he ^(X)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this, for ^(Y)an hour is coming when ^(Z)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice ²⁹ and come out, ^(AA)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Witnesses to Jesus

^30 (AB)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and ^(AC)my judgment is just, because ^(AD)I seek not my own will ^(AE)but the will of him who sent me. ^31 (AF)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. ³² There is ^(AG)another who bears witness about me, and ^(AH)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. ^33 (AI)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴ Not that ^(AJ)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was a burning and ^(AK)shining lamp, and ^(AL)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. ³⁶ But ^(AM)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For ^(AN)the works that the Father has given me ^(AO)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, ^(AP)bear witness about me that ^(AQ)the Father has sent me. ³⁷ And the Father who sent me ^(AR)has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, ^(AS)his form you have never seen, ³⁸ and ^(AT)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. ^39 (AU)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and ^(AV)it is they that bear witness about me, ⁴⁰ yet ^(AW)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. ^41 (AX)I do not receive glory from people. ⁴² But ^(AY)I know that you do not have ^(AZ)the love of God within you. ⁴³ I have come ^(BA)in my Father's name, and ^(BB)you do not receive me. ^(BC)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and ^(BD)do not seek the glory that comes from ^(BE)the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, ^(BF)on whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for ^(BG)he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But ^(BH)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”