John 5:27
and hath given him authority also to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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 hath he given to the Son also to have life in himself;
28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all who are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Cross References
John 5:22For the Father never judgeth any man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son:
Acts 17:31because he hath fixed the day in which he will judge the whole world in righteousness by the man whom he hath appointed; affording evidence of this to all, by raising him from the dead.
Ephesians 1:20which he displayed in Christ when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly regions,
Hebrews 2:7“Thou hast made him for a little while lower than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour, and hast placed him over the works 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 →