John 5:22

The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;

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In The King James Version

For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

In Context

21In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.

23So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:7\9:6\You have given their towns to destruction; the memory of them has gone; they have become waste for ever.

Psalms 96:13Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.

Ecclesiastes 11:9Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

Matthew 11:27All things have been given to me by my Father; and no one has knowledge of the Son, but the Father; and no one has knowledge of the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will make it clear.

Matthew 25:31But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he be seated in his glory:

John 3:35The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.

Matthew Henry on John 5:18-31

Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter. 17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth… Read the whole commentary →

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