John
5:19-29
Lesson 174
5:19-29
Lesson 174
John 5:19-29
Jesus will judge 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 the Son likewise. 20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. 21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. |
Margin notes:
"Then answered Jesus and said unto them." (5:19) - Jesus is answering the Jewish leaders as the confrontation from lesson 173 continues (John 5:14-18). "The Son can do nothing of himself." (5:19) - Everything Jesus does is based on the will of God. Jesus repeats this message in verses 5:30, 8:38 and again in John 14:10. When Jesus repeats Himself it is a clue that it is important. "He will shew him greater works than these." (5:20) - "Greater works than these" means even more incredible miracles than the healing of the lame man in lesson 173 (John 5:2-9). "The Father raiseth up the dead." (5:21) - Although the Pharisees believed that God could raise the dead (1 Samuel 2:6), the Sadducees didn't. "And quickeneth them." (5:21) - "And gives them life." "For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son." (5:22) - Jesus, not God, will judge humanity. See also verse 5:27. "All men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father." (5:23) - Honor Jesus as you would God, because Jesus is God. "He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life." (5:24) - Means we are saved through faith. Jesus will reinforce this message again and again (John 6:37). "Is passed from death until life." (5:24) - Jesus came to give everlasting life to the spiritually dead. This is such an important message; the Bible repeats it in verses 3:18, 6:37, 6:40, 6:47, and again in 20:31. "The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live." (5:25) - "The (spiritually) dead will hear Jesus' voice and those who listen will live." "So hath he given to the Son to have life in himself." (5:26) - Jesus is the source of all life. "Hath given him authority to execute judgment." (5:27) - God has given Jesus the authority to judge us. "Marvel not at this." (5:28) - "Don't be surprised by this." "And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life." (5:29) - See Daniel 12:2. |