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Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment [that is, the prerogative of judging] to the Son [placing it entirely into His hands],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Father, in fact, judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Father doesn't judge anyone, but he has made his Son the judge of everyone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The Father doesn't judge anyone. He has entrusted judgment entirely to the Son<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Nor does the Father himself judge anyone. He has given his Son the full right to judge, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The Father judges no one, but has given all authority to judge to the Son, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the Father judgeth no man; but hath committed all judgment to the Son:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for neither does the Father judge anyone, but all the judgment He has given to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For neither doth the Father judge any man, but hath given all judgment to the Son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the Father does not judge anyone. But he has given all judgment to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Nor does the Father judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to his Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the Father does not judge any man, but he has entrusted all judgment to the Son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For it is not The Father who judges a man, but he has given all judgment to The Son.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For the Father judges no one, but has given all judicial authority to the Son;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For the Father judgeth no one, for He hath given all judgment to the Son;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For the Father never judgeth any man, but hath committed all judgment to the Son:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />besides, the father judgeth no man; but hath committed the full power of judging unto the son:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />The Father indeed does not judge any one, but He has entrusted all judgement to the Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For neither doth the Father judge any one, but all judgment He hath given to the Son;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath committed all judgement to the Son;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/5-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1504" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Father and the Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">Furthermore,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/2919.htm" title="2919: krinei (V-PIA-3S) -- Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.">judges</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudena (Adj-AMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no one,</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Adv) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even."></a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dedōken (V-RIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">has assigned</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasan (Adj-AFS) -- 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: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2920.htm" title="2920: krisin (N-AFS) -- Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.">judgment</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huiō (N-DMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">23</span>so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-18.htm">Matthew 28:18</a></span><br />Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Acts 10:42</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Romans 2:16</a></span><br />on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">2 Corinthians 5:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a></span><br />Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-11.htm">Revelation 20:11-12</a></span><br />Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-35.htm">John 3:35</a></span><br />The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-2.htm">John 17:2</a></span><br />For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a></span><br />For 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-10.htm">Romans 14:10</a></span><br />Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-25.htm">1 Corinthians 15:25</a></span><br />For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a></span><br />But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-27.htm">Hebrews 9:27-28</a></span><br />Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment, / so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-8.htm">Psalm 2:8-9</a></span><br />Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession. / You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/5-27.htm">John 5:27</a></b></br> And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/3-35.htm">John 3:35</a></b></br> The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/17-2.htm">John 17:2</a></b></br> As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/23-22.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/luke/12-14.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/john/3-35.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/john/3-35.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/john/4-42.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/3-17.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/john/3-18.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/luke/22-30.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/john/3-19.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/luke/24-22.htm">Moreover</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-29.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/john/7-24.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/acts/12-25.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/john/6-39.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/john/6-14.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/john/5-27.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/john/8-50.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/john/5-24.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/john/6-51.htm">Moreover</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Furthermore, the Father judges no one</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the unique role of Jesus Christ in the divine plan. In the context of Jewish tradition, God is often seen as the ultimate judge of humanity. However, this statement highlights a shift in the New Testament, where judgment is delegated to the Son. This reflects the intimate relationship between the Father and the Son, and the trust placed in Jesus to execute judgment. It also underscores the authority and divinity of Christ, aligning with passages such as <a href="/john/3-35.htm">John 3:35</a>, where the Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.<p><b>but has assigned all judgment to the Son</b><br>This phrase indicates the comprehensive authority given to Jesus. In the cultural context of the time, a son often acted on behalf of his father, especially in matters of business or legal affairs. This cultural understanding helps illuminate the trust and authority the Father places in the Son. Biblically, this assignment of judgment to Jesus is significant because it fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah's role in judgment, such as in <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Isaiah 11:3-4</a>, where the Messiah judges with righteousness. It also connects to the eschatological themes in the New Testament, where Jesus is depicted as the judge of the living and the dead, as seen in <a href="/acts/10-42.htm">Acts 10:42</a> and <a href="/2_timothy/4.htm">2 Timothy 4:1</a>. This delegation of judgment underscores the belief in Jesus' divine nature and His role in the ultimate redemption and justice of the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a></b><br>Refers to God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, who is traditionally seen as the ultimate judge of humanity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a></b><br>Refers to Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, who is given the authority to judge.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The divine act of determining the eternal destiny of human souls, traditionally seen as a role of God the Father but here assigned to the Son.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_christ.htm">Authority of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus is not only Savior but also Judge. Recognizing His authority should lead us to live in reverence and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_delegation.htm">Divine Delegation</a></b><br>The Father’s delegation of judgment to the Son underscores the unity and distinct roles within the Trinity. This teaches us about the divine order and cooperation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_justice.htm">Assurance of Justice</a></b><br>Knowing that Christ, who is both just and merciful, will judge, provides assurance that justice will be perfectly executed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_accountability.htm">Call to Accountability</a></b><br>Understanding that we will stand before Christ should motivate us to live lives that reflect His teachings and values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_dual_role.htm">Christ’s Dual Role</a></b><br>Jesus as both Savior and Judge highlights the importance of accepting His salvation to stand confidently in judgment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jesus_humanity's_final_judge.htm">Is Jesus the ultimate judge of humanity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_actions_do_angels_perform.htm">Is Jesus the ultimate judge of humanity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_come_to_judge_the_world.htm">Did Jesus come to judge the world?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'sin_no_more'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "Go and sin no more"?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">For the Father judgeth no man.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">For not even doth the Father judge any man;</span> and if not the Father, to whom judgment belongs, then none other but the Son to whom He hath committed all judgment. To judge (comp. <a href="/john/5-29.htm" title="And shall come forth; they that have done good, to the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, to the resurrection of damnation.">John 5:29</a>) is the opposite of to quicken in the previous verse. The fact that the Son hath power to judge is correlative with His power to quicken whom He will. The spiritual life given to, and received by, some (<a href="/john/5-24.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death to life.">John 5:24</a>), is a separation from, and a judgment of, others. The eternal life which shall be given to some, shall be the eternal separation from, and exclusion of, others. The reason why judgment is committed to the Son is given in <a href="/john/5-27.htm" title="And has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.">John 5:27</a> as resulting from His humanity. It is stated here as resulting from His divinity. It is that this power, like the quickening power of <a href="/john/5-21.htm" title="For as the Father raises up the dead, and vivifies them; even so the Son vivifies whom he will.">John 5:21</a>, should lead all to give to the Son honour equal to that which they render to the Father. Again, this relation is urged against those who professed to honour God, and as a proof of it were seeking to kill His Son. That Sonship, expressing at once subordination and unity, necessarily involved the Fatherhood. To reject Him was to reject the Father who sent Him. (Comp. <a href="/john/5-24.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death to life.">John 5:24</a>; <a href="/john/5-30.htm" title="I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which has sent me.">John 5:30</a>; <a href="/context/john/5-36.htm" title="But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me.">John 5:36-37</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - That <span class="greek">οὕς θέλει</span> is the point of connection with what follows, and that the Son quickeneth whom he willeth, is more clear, <span class="cmt_word">seeing that</span> (<span class="greek">γὰρ</span>) <span class="cmt_word">the Father even judges no man</span>; judges no man apart from the Son. "Pater non judicat solus nec sine filio, judicat tamen (ver. 45; <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Acts 17:31</a>; <a href="/romans/3-6.htm">Romans 3:6</a>)" (Bengel). The word <span class="greek">κρίνει</span> does not mean exclusively either "condemn" or "acquit," but the exercise of judicial functions which will either acquit or condemn. As in <a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a>, the "condemnation" is rather <span class="accented">inferred</span> than asserted. Moreover, we are there told that the Son was not sent into the world for the purpose of judgment, but for the larger purposes of salvation, and "to give eternal life." Nevertheless, "life" to some is judgment to others, and judgment even unto death is the obverse of the gift of life when the conditions of life are not found, in <a href="/john/1-39.htm">John 1:39</a> Christ declares that one solemn <span class="accented">consequence</span> of his coming was <span class="greek">εἰς κρίμα</span>, "unto judgment" - to reveal the final decisions of the Judge. How, then, shall we reconcile these apparently incongruous statements? Judgment unquestionably results from the rejection of the proffer of mercy. The judgment rests on those who say, "We see." Their sin remaineth. Those who are not willing to be made whole remain unhealed. Those who love darkness rather than light abide in the darkness. This is the judgment, but this judicial process was (not the end, but) the consequence of his mission. The Father's ordinary providence, which is always passing judgment upon the lives of men, is now placed in the hands of "the Son." <span class="cmt_word">Howbeit he hath given the whole judgment</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> <span class="cmt_word">the judgment in all its parts</span> - <span class="cmt_word">to the Son</span>. He has made the entire juridical process which brings to light the essential tendencies of human hearts, issue from the reception given by man to the Son. The whole question of right against wrong, of life <span class="accented">versus</span> death, acquittal against condemnation, is determined by the attitude of men towards the Son. In many passages this plenipotentiary endowment of "the Son" with functions, powers, authorities, is expressed by this same word (<span class="greek">δέδωκε</span>), "he hath given" (ver. 36; <a href="/john/3-35.htm">John 3:35</a>; <a href="/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37, 39</a>; <a href="/john/10-29.htm">John 10:29</a>; <a href="/john/17-2.htm">John 17:2, 4</a>). Meyer limits the meaning of <span class="greek">κρίνει</span> to "condemnation," and Slier includes in it the separation of sin from the life of believers; but surely the judgment of the world is effected by the light that shines upon it, and the essence of the judgment (<span class="greek">κρίσις</span>) is the discrimination which infailibly follows the revelation of the Father through the Son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/5-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Furthermore,</span><br /><span class="grk">γὰρ</span> <span class="translit">(gar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> </span><span class="str2">For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Father</span><br /><span class="grk">Πατὴρ</span> <span class="translit">(Patēr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judges</span><br /><span class="grk">κρίνει</span> <span class="translit">(krinei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no one,</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδένα</span> <span class="translit">(oudena)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> </span><span class="str2">No one, none, nothing. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">but</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has assigned</span><br /><span class="grk">δέδωκεν</span> <span class="translit">(dedōken)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πᾶσαν</span> <span class="translit">(pasan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judgment</span><br /><span class="grk">κρίσιν</span> <span class="translit">(krisin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2920.htm">Strong's 2920: </a> </span><span class="str2">Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Son,</span><br /><span class="grk">Υἱῷ</span> <span class="translit">(Huiō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/5-22.htm">John 5:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/5-22.htm">NT Gospels: John 5:22 For the Father judges no one (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/5-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 5:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 5:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/5-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 5:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 5:23" /></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>