John 5:27
And he hath given him power to do judgment, because he is the Son of man.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
In Context
26For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given the Son also to have life in himself:
Cross References
Psalms 2:6But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, preaching his commandment.
Psalms 110:6He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: he shall crush the heads in the land of the many.
John 5:22For neither doth the Father judge any man, but hath given all judgment to the Son.
Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed; giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.
Ephesians 1:20Which he wrought in Christ, raising him up from the dead, and setting him on his right hand in the heavenly places.
Hebrews 2:7Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast set him over the works of thy 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 →