John 5:27
And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
In Context
26For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.
Cross References
Psalms 2:6But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
Psalms 110:6He will be judge among the nations, the valleys will be full of dead bodies; the head over a great country will be wounded by him.
John 5:22The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;
Acts 17:31Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.
Ephesians 1:20By which he made Christ come back from the dead, and gave him a place at his right hand in heaven,
Hebrews 2:7You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your 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 →