And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
Parallel translations
- WEB He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.
- KJV And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
- NKJV and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.
- NASB and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
- NLT And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man.
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Quick answer
The Father gave the Son authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. The incarnate Christ judges humanity.
Overview
Jesus links his judging authority to his being the Son of Man, echoing Daniel's vision of one to whom dominion and judgment are given. As the God-man, he is uniquely fit to judge the human race. This unites his divine authority with his true humanity in the work of final judgment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Acts 10:42And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
- John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
- Dan 7:13–14In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
- 1 Cor 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- 1 Pet 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
- Ps 110:6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
- Heb 2:7–9You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
- Eph 1:20–23which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
- Phil 2:7–11but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Ps 110:1–2A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Ps 2:6–9“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
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