John 5:27
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Webster 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 hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
Cross References
Psalms 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Psalms 110:6He will judge among the heathen, he will fill the places with the dead bodies; he will wound the heads over many countries.
John 5:22For the Father judgeth no man; but hath committed all judgment to the Son:
Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained: of which he hath given assurance to all men , in that he 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 own right hand in the heavenly places ,
Hebrews 2:7Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honor, and didst set 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 →