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Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son, <a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice <a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice, <a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a> Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, <a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice <a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Do not be amazed at this; for a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, <a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, <a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs shall hear His voice, <a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, <a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Do not be surprised at this; for a time is coming when all those who are in the tombs will hear His voice, <a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear his voice <a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice <a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, <a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't be surprised! The time will come when all of the dead will hear the voice of the Son of Man, <a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, <a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't be surprised at what I've just said. A time is coming when all the dead will hear his voice, <a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Do not be surprised at this; the time is coming when all the dead will hear his voice <a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Don't be amazed at this, because the time is approaching when everyone in their graves will hear the Son of Man's voice <a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice <a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> "Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice <a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Do not be amazed at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice, <a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth-- <a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Do not wonder at this, because there comes an hour in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice, <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice, <a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice, <a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Wonder not at this: for the hour comes, in which all they in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall go forth;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Wonder not at this; for the hour cometh, wherein all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God. <a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Do not be amazed at this. For the hour is coming in which all who are in the grave shall hear the voice of the Son of God. <a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice <a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do not be astonished at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming, when all those who are in the graves will hear his voice, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Do not be astonished at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in the graves shall hear his voice,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Be not astonished at this; for the hour is coming in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, <a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Do not be astonished at this: because the hour cometh, in which all who are in their graves will hear His voice,<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in which all who are in the graves shall hear his voice, <a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> let not this surprize you: for the time is coming, when all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and they that have done good, <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth-- <a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Marvel not at this; because there is an hour coming, in which all who are in their tombs shall hear His voice,<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Wonder not at this; for the time is coming, in which all <Fr>that are<FR> in the graves shall hear his voice,<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/5-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1563" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Father and the Son</a> …27And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. 28<a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">Do not</a> <a href="/greek/2296.htm" title="2296: thaumazete (V-PMA-2P) -- (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.">be amazed at</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/5610.htm" title="5610: hōra (N-NFS) -- Apparently a primary word; an hour.">the hour</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To come, go. ">is coming</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">when</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hē (RelPro-DFS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who are</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3419.htm" title="3419: mnēmeiois (N-DNP) -- A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph.">graves</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">will hear</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnēs (N-GFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">voice</a> 29and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a> And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-52.htm">1 Corinthians 15:52</a> in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a> For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-13</a> And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. <a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-32</a> When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. <a href="/acts/24-15.htm">Acts 24:15</a> and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked. <a href="/john/11-24.htm">John 11:24-25</a> Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.” / Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. <a href="/philippians/3-20.htm">Philippians 3:20-21</a> But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. <a href="/romans/2-6.htm">Romans 2:6-8</a> God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” / To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. / But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a> For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. <a href="/matthew/13-41.htm">Matthew 13:41-43</a> The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. / Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a> Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. <a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a> Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. / Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. / I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’” <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a> Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead. <a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a> But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,Marvel.<a href="/john/5-20.htm">John 5:20</a> 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.<a href="/john/3-7.htm">John 3:7</a> Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.<a href="/acts/3-12.htm">Acts 3:12</a> And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?for.<a href="/john/6-39.htm">John 6:39,40</a> And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day… <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a> Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:<a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25,26</a> For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-27.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/john/5-25.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/john/4-43.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/luke/11-44.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/john/5-25.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/john/5-25.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/5-20.htm">Marvel</a> <a href="/john/4-27.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/john/5-25.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/11-48.htm">Tombs</a> <a href="/john/5-25.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/john/5-20.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/7-15.htm">Amazed</a> <a href="/john/6-49.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Graves</a> <a href="/john/5-30.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/john/5-35.htm">Hour</a> <a href="/john/7-21.htm">Marvel</a> <a href="/john/7-15.htm">Surprised</a> <a href="/john/5-35.htm">Time</a> <a href="/revelation/11-9.htm">Tombs</a> <a href="/john/5-30.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/john/7-21.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div>1. <a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a> 10. <a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a> 17. <a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a> 31. <a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a> 36. <a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a> 39. <a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Do not be amazed at this Jesus addresses the crowd, urging them not to be astonished by His teachings and miracles. This phrase reflects the common reaction of amazement to Jesus' works, as seen throughout the Gospels. It also serves as a prelude to a profound truth about resurrection and judgment. The call to not be amazed suggests that what Jesus is about to reveal is part of God's divine plan, consistent with Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's role in bringing life and judgment (<a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a>, <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a>).for the hour is coming This phrase indicates a specific future time, emphasizing the certainty and imminence of the event Jesus is describing. The "hour" often refers to a divinely appointed time in the New Testament, particularly in the context of Jesus' mission and the unfolding of God's redemptive plan (<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23</a>, <a href="/john/12-23.htm">John 12:23</a>). It underscores the eschatological aspect of Jesus' ministry, pointing to the future resurrection and final judgment.when all who are in their graves The reference to "all who are in their graves" highlights the universal scope of the resurrection. This includes both the righteous and the wicked, indicating a comprehensive resurrection of all humanity. The concept of resurrection was a well-established belief in Jewish thought, particularly among the Pharisees, and is rooted in Old Testament scriptures (<a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Ezekiel 37:12-14</a>). It affirms the belief in life after death and the eventual restoration of the body.will hear His voice The phrase "will hear His voice" signifies the authority and power of Jesus, as it is His voice that will call the dead to rise. This echoes the authority of God in creation, where His word brought life into existence (Genesis 1). It also connects to other instances in the Gospels where Jesus' voice commands authority over life and death, such as the raising of Lazarus (<a href="/john/11-43.htm">John 11:43</a>). This demonstrates Jesus' divine nature and His role as the life-giver, fulfilling the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is addressing the Jews and explaining His divine authority and the future resurrection. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_dead.htm">The Dead</a> Refers to "all who are in their graves," indicating those who have physically died. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_hour.htm">The Hour</a> A future time appointed by God when the resurrection will occur. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_voice.htm">The Voice</a> The authoritative call of Jesus, which will summon the dead from their graves. 5. <a href="/topical/g/graves.htm">Graves</a> Symbolic of death and the physical resting place of the deceased.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_resurrection.htm">The Certainty of Resurrection</a> Jesus assures us that the resurrection is a definite future event. Believers can find hope and assurance in this promise. <a href="/topical/a/authority_of_christ.htm">Authority of Christ</a> Jesus' voice has the power to raise the dead, underscoring His divine authority and identity as the Son of God. <a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_eternity.htm">Preparation for Eternity</a> Knowing that a resurrection and judgment are coming should motivate us to live righteously and in accordance with God's will. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_christ.htm">Hope in Christ</a> For believers, the resurrection is a source of hope, promising eternal life with Christ. <a href="/topical/e/evangelistic_urgency.htm">Evangelistic Urgency</a> Understanding the reality of resurrection and judgment should compel us to share the gospel with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_hell.htm">What does the Bible say about bodies in Hell?</a> <a href="/q/are_all_believers_resurrected.htm">Will all believers be resurrected? (Daniel 12:2 vs. John 5:28-29)</a> <a href="/q/how_do_luke_16_19-31_and_john_5_28-29_align.htm">How does Luke 16:19–31’s portrayal of immediate judgment align with passages like John 5:28–29 that suggest a future resurrection? </a> <a href="/q/what's_the_great_white_throne_judgment.htm">What is the Great White Throne Judgment about?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) Marvel not at this--i.e., that He has Himself a source of life and authority to judge. There shall follow from this "greater works," at which they shall marvel. There is an hour coming (here not with the addition "and now is," verse .25) when the victory over physical death shall also make manifest this life, for "all that are in the graves" shall hear His voice, and the final judgment shall declare to the universe His authority to judge.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 28, 29. - It is impossible not to draw a distinction between the theme of these verses and that of vers. 24, 25. The Lord announces an event which is in the future altogether. The "and now is," which characterized the first resurrection of which he spoke, is here omitted. The description of the subjects of the resurrection as those "in their graves," contradistinguishes them from "the dead" of ver. 25 - a phrase which will suffer several interpretations. The universality of the summons, and the impossibility of neglecting it or ignoring it, form another marked contrast to the resurrection already referred to. Marvel not at this! At what? Clearly at the entire statement that the resurrection of dead souls will be the undoubted issue of accepting Christ's word and identifying it with the word of God. Marvel not that the judgment of the world is entrusted to "the Son," because he is both Son of man as well as Son of God. "Marvel not" is a relative word. It means obviously that there is a greater marvel still in store. Because the hour is coming; always coming, though it seemeth long - coming swiftly, measured on the great clock face of the universe. Geological time, astronomical aeons, should before this have rebuked our impertinence about the delays of God, and our shallow criticism of the fulness of the times. "One day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." As compared with geological annals, still less with God's eternities, it is only the day before yesterday when Adam fell; it is only yesterday that Jesus died and rose again, and tomorrow that he will come in his glory. The hour is coming when all who are in the graves shall hear his voice. The same voice that wakes the spiritually dead shall pierce the clods, shall find the buried dead, shall bring once more into the world of the visible and tangible the long forgotten lived. Every solitary life lives with him and before him. The organic clothing of the spirit, which goes on, as St. Paul suggests (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a>) from the death of the physical body till the coming of the Son of God with glory, does not render this statement more difficult, but more comprehensible. As far as this world is concerned, those who are clothed upon with the house not made with hands - those who are with Christ, are to all appearance dead, and in their "graves," in their memorial places; but they will all hear the voice of the Son, and they will come, forth; they that have done good things, to the resurrection of life; they that have practised evil things, to the resurrection of judgment. They will come forth from these hiding places of fading memories. Even tombs of prophets and kings are themselves buried, covered by the graves of the many generations that have followed. The grave hidden will come forth into what we call the reality, visibility, tangibility, of things. The hour is coming on apace when Death himself shall be dead, and the mystery of time be finished. They that rise will divide themselves into two classes. The anastasis will have two forms. There is a "resurrection of life" and a "resurrection of judgment." Those who have indeed passed from spiritual death to life will not come into "judgment" (not κρίμα or κατάκριμα, but κρίσις) when their anastasis is complete, their judgment is over, their life is secure. When those who have not heard the voice of the Son of God, have not come to the light, who are not of God nor of the truth - men who have deliberately practised "evil things" without compunction or amendment, - when these are called from their tombs, from their shadowy hiding places, into the presence of him who executes judgment, it will be to undergo the (κρίσις) judgment (<a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a>). We must, indeed, all be made manifest before the judgment throne of Christ, to receive the consequences of "the doing of well" and "the practice of evil." The issue of the one is life, and of the other is judgment. The suggestion seems to be that such judgment may issue unfavourably, but the thought is centred upon the process of the judgment. The effort of Reuss and others to draw a marked distinction between the eschatology of the synoptists and of John fails. Christ does not represent the spiritual resurrection as "greater work" than the physical resurrection. On the contrary, white he speaks of the marvelling of his hearers at his claim to quicken the spiritually dead, yet the ground of their marvel is emphatically arrested (see ver. 28) until they should recognize to the full the fact that, as Son of God and Son of man, he would call all the dead from their graves. Thoma finds admirable justification for this representation by the Johannist of the Messianic Judge, alike in the Book of Daniel, in the synoptic Gospels, in the Pauline Epistles, and Apocalypse! <a href="/commentaries/john/5-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>{Do} not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. be amazed at θαυμάζετε (thaumazete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2296.htm">Strong's 2296: </a> (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire. this, τοῦτο (touto) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. [the] hour ὥρα (hōra) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5610.htm">Strong's 5610: </a> Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. is coming ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. when ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. all πάντες (pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. who [are] οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [their] τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. graves μνημείοις (mnēmeiois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3419.htm">Strong's 3419: </a> A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph. will hear ἀκούσουσιν (akousousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. voice φωνῆς (phōnēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/5-28.htm">NT Gospels: John 5:28 Don't marvel at this for the hour (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/5-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 5:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 5:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/5-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 5:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 5:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>