John 5:27

furthermore He gave Him the authority to pass judgment, because He is Son of Man.

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In The King James Version

And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

In Context

26Because just as the Father has life in Himself, just so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

28Do not marvel at this, because a time is coming in which all those in the graves will hear His voice

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Cross References

John 5:22In fact the Father does not judge anyone but has committed all the judging to the Son,

Acts 17:31because He has appointed a day in which He will judge the inhabited world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained; He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”

Ephesians 1:20which He exercised in the Christ when He raised Him[S] from among the dead and seated Him at His[F] right, in the heavenly realms,

Hebrews 2:7You made him lower than the angels, for a little while; You crowned him with glory and honor,

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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