John 5:27

And hath giuen him power also to execute iudgement, in that he is the Sonne of man.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 himselfe, so likewise hath he giuen to the Sonne to haue life in himselfe,

28Marueile not at this: for the houre shall come, in the which all that are in the graues, shall heare his voyce.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:6Euen I haue set my King vpon Zion mine holy mountaine.

Psalms 110:6He shalbe iudge among the heathen: he shall fill all with dead bodies, and smite the head ouer great countreis.

John 5:22For the Father iudgeth no man, but hath committed all iudgement vnto the Sonne,

Acts 17:31Because hee hath appoynted a day in the which he wil iudge the world in righteousnes, by that man whome hee hath appoynted, whereof he hath giuen an assurance to all men, in that hee hath raised him from the dead.

Ephesians 1:20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his right hand in the heauenly places,

Hebrews 2:7Thou madest him a litle inferiour to ye Angels: thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and hast set him aboue the workes of thine 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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