In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,
Parallel translations
- WEB For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,
- KJV For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto 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,
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The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son. Jesus holds the divine office of final Judge.
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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.
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- John 5:27He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.
- Acts 17:31because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”
- Matt 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- 2 Cor 5:10For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
- Acts 10:42He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that this is he who is appointed by God as the Judge of the living and the dead.
- John 9:39Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”
- Rom 2:16in the day when God will judge the secrets of men, according to my Good News, by Jesus Christ.
- 2 Tim 4:1I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:
- John 17:2even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
- Ps 96:13before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
- 1 Pet 4:5who will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
- Matt 16:27For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
- Ps 98:9Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
- Ps 9:7–8But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
- Rom 14:10–12But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
- John 3:35The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
- 2 Th 1:7–10and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,
- Rev 20:11–12I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
- Eccl 11:9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
- Matt 11:27All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.
- Eccl 12:14For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
- Ps 50:3–6Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.
- Matt 25:31–46“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
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