John 5:28

Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,

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In The King James Version

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

In Context

27And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.

29And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.

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Cross References

Job 19:25But I am certain that he who will take up my cause is living, and that in time to come he will take his place on the dust;

Ezekiel 37:1The hand of the Lord had been on me, and he took me out in the spirit of the Lord and put me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones;

John 3:7Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.

John 5:20For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

John 11:24Martha said to him, I am certain that he will come to life again when all come back from the dead at the last day.

1 Corinthians 15:22For as in Adam death comes to all, so in Christ will all come back to life.

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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