John 5:27
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
John 5:27 in other translations
| BSB | And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. |
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| WEB | He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man. |
| ASV | and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man. |
| YLT | and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man. |
| DARBY | and has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is Son of man. |
| BBE | And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man. |
| Webster | And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. |
What does John 5:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 5:25-29
25-29. The hour cometh--in its whole fulness, at Pentecost. and now is--in its beginnings. the dead--the spiritually dead, as is clear from Joh 5:28. Here He rises from the calmer phrase "hearing his word" (Joh 5:24), to the grander expression, "hearing the voice of the Son of God," to signify that as it finds men in a dead condition, so it carries with it a resurrection-power. shall live--in the sense of Joh 5:24.
Barnes' Notes
To execute judgment. To do judgment--that is, to judge. He has appointment to do justice; to see that the universe suffers no wrong, either by the escape of the guilty or by the punishment of the innocent.
Because he is the Son of man. The phrase Son of man here seems to be used in the sense of "because he is a man," or because he has human nature. The term is one which Jesus often gives to himself, to show his union with man and his interest in man. Mt 8:19,20. It is to be remarked here that the word son has not the article before it in the original: "Because he is a Son of man"--that is, because he is a man. It would seem from this that there is a propriety that one in our nature should judge us. What this propriety is we do not certainly know. It may be,
1st. Because one who has experienced our infirmities, and who possesses our nature, may be supposed by those who are judged to be better qualified than one in a different nature.
2nd. Because he is to decide between man and God, and it is proper that our feelings, and nature, and views should be represented in the judge, as well as those of God.
3rd. Because Jesus has all the feelings of compassion we could ask--all the benevolence we could desire in a judge; because he has shown his disposition to defend us by giving his life, and it can never be alleged by those who are condemned that their judge was a distant, cold, and unfriendly being. Some have supposed that the expression Son of man here means the same as Messiah Dan 7:13,14, and that the meaning is that God hath made him judge because he was the Messiah. Some of the ancient versions and fathers connected this with the following verse, thus: "Marvel not because I am a man, or because this great work is committed to a man apparently in humble life. You shall see greater things than these." Thus the Syriac version reads it, and Chrysostom, Theophylact, and some others among the fathers.
(y) "authority" Jn 5:22
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 5:24-29
Our Lord declared his authority and character, as the Messiah. The time was come when the dead should hear his voice, as the Son of God, and live. Our Lord first refers to his raising those who were dead in sin, to newness of life, by the power of the Spirit, and then to his raising the dead in their graves. The office of Judge of all men, can only be exercised by one who has all knowledge, and almighty power. May…
John 5:27 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 5:27
- Acts 10:42
And 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 5:22
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
- Acts 17:31
Because 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.
- 1 Peter 3:22
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
- Daniel 7:13-14
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
- 1 Corinthians 15:25
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
- Psalms 110:6
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
- Hebrews 2:7-9
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
- Ephesians 1:20-23
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
- Philippians 2:7-11
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; …
- Psalms 110:1-2
A Psalm of David. The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
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Context
- John 5:26
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
- John 5:27
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
- John 5:28
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
John 5:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y también le dió poder de hacer juicio, en cuanto es el Hijo del hombre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il lui a donné autorité de juger aussi, parce qu’il est fils de l’homme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und er hat ihm Gewalt gegeben, auch Gericht zu halten, weil er des Menschen Sohn ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et potestatem dedit ei judicium facere, quia Filius hominis est. |