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For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
John 5:22 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
  • BSB Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
  • NKJV For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,
  • NASB For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,
  • NLT In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,

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Quick answer

The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son. Jesus holds the divine office of final Judge.

Overview

All authority to judge has been entrusted to the Son, a role that belongs to God. This underscores Jesus' divine dignity and his central place in human destiny. The one who came as Savior is also the appointed Judge before whom all will stand.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 23

  • John 5:27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
  • Acts 17:31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
  • Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
  • 2 Cor 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
  • Acts 10:42And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
  • John 9:39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
  • Rom 2:16In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.
  • 2 Tim 4:1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
  • John 17:2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
  • Ps 96:13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
  • 1 Pet 4:5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
  • Matt 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
  • Ps 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
  • Ps 9:7–8But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
  • Rom 14:10–12But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
  • John 3:35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
  • 2 Th 1:7–10And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
  • Rev 20:11–12And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
  • Eccl 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
  • Matt 11:27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
  • Eccl 12:14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
  • Ps 50:3–6Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
  • Matt 25:31–46When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

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Christ at the center

John declares him plainly: the eternal Word made flesh, the Lamb of God, the great 'I AM' — bread, light, door, shepherd, way, truth, life, resurrection — that you may believe and have life in his name.

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