John 5:27

and hath empowered him also to execute judgment. Because he is the Son of man,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 his person, so hath he given also to the Son to have life in his person,

28marvel not at this; for the hour cometh when all they who are in the sepulchres shall hear his voice,

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Cross References

John 5:22For the Father judgeth no man, but all judgment he hath given to the Son;

Acts 17:31because he hath set a day in which he will judge the whole earth in righteousness by that Man whom he hath ordained; and he will convert every man to the faith of him in having raised him from among the dead.

Ephesians 1:20which he wrought in the Meshiha, and raised him from among the dead, and set him at his right hand in heaven, above all the principalities,

Hebrews 2:7Thou didst humble him (to be) less than the angels; glory and honour hast thou placed upon his head, and hast empowered him over the work 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 →

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