John 5:27
And he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.
Noyes Bible
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 did he give to the Son also to have life in himself.
28Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,
Cross References
Psalms 2:6“I myself have anointed my king, Upon Zion, my holy hill!”
Psalms 110:6He shall execute justice among the nations; He shall fill them with dead bodies, He shall crush the heads of his enemies over many lands.
John 5:22For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath committed all judgment to the Son;
Acts 17:31inasmuch as he hath fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he hath appointed; having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.
Ephesians 1:20which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead; and seated him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions,
Hebrews 2:7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst 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 →