John 5:28

Do not be surprised about that, because there will be a time when all people who have died will hear my voice,

Translation for Translators

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

27Because I am the one who came from heaven, he has given me the authority to judge people concerning their sins.

29and they will become alive again. Those who have lived good lives will rise from their graves and live forever. But those who have lived evil lives will rise, and I will ◄condemn them/declare that I will punish them for their sins►.

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Cross References

Job 19:25But I know that the one who vindicates/defends me in court is alive, and that some day he will stand here on the earth and make the final decision about whether I deserve to be punished.

Ezekiel 37:1One day Yahweh gave me another vision. In the vision I felt the power [MTY] of God on me, and by his Spirit he took me to the middle of a valley. It was full of bones of people who had been killed.

John 3:7Do not be surprised about my telling you that you must be born again and have a new life from God.

John 5:20My Father loves me, and he shows me everything that he is doing. He will show me the miracles that he wants me to do that will be greater than the ones that you have already seen me do, so that you may be amazed.

John 11:24Martha said to him, “I know that he will become alive again when all people become alive again on the Judgment day.”

1 Corinthians 15:22Because of what Adam did, all of us who are descended from him die. Similarly, because of what Christ did, all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life { God will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.

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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