John 5:27
and authority He gave Him also to do judgment, because He is Son of Man.
Literal Standard Version
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 has life in Himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in Himself,
Cross References
Psalms 2:6“And I have anointed My King, || On Zion—My holy hill.”
Psalms 110:6He judges among the nations, || He has completed the carcasses, || Has struck the head over the mighty earth.
John 5:22for neither does the Father judge anyone, but all the judgment He has given to the Son,
Acts 17:31because He set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a Man whom He ordained, having given assurance to all, having raised Him out of the dead.”
Ephesians 1:20which He worked in the Christ, having raised Him out of the dead, and sat [Him] at His right hand in the heavenly [places],
Hebrews 2:7You made him [a] little less than messengers, || You crowned him with glory and honor, || And set him over 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 →