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I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will. <a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me. <a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I am able to do nothing of Myself. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My will, but the will of the One having sent Me. <a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a> I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. <a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. <a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “I can do nothing on My own. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “I can do nothing from Myself. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “I can do nothing on my own initiative or authority. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just (fair, righteous, unbiased), because I do not seek My own will, but only the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I can do nothing on my own. I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of him who sent me. <a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220I can do nothing on My own. I judge only as I hear, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I cannot do anything on my own. The Father sent me, and he is the one who told me how to judge. I judge with fairness, because I obey him, and I don't just try to please myself. <a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I can't do anything on my own. As I listen [to the Father], I make my judgments. My judgments are right because I don't try to do what I want but what the one who sent me wants. <a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> "I can do nothing on my own authority; I judge only as God tells me, so my judgment is right, because I am not trying to do what I want, but only what he who sent me wants. <a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> I can do nothing on my own accord. I judge according to what I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me." <a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of the Father who sent Me. <a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> I can do nothing on my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me. <a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the One who sent me. <a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 who hath sent me. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "I can of my own self do nothing. As I am bidden, so I judge; and mine is a just judgement, because it is not my own will that guides me, but the will of Him who sent me. <a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is righteous, because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I am not able of Myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of the Father who sent Me. <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I am able to do nothing of Myself. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My will, but the will of the One having sent Me. <a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me. <a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I can do nothing of myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; for I seek not my will, but the will of the Father having sent me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I cannot of myself do any thing. As I hear, so I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I am not able to do anything of myself. As I hear, so do I judge. And my judgment is just. For I do not seek my own will, but the will of him who sent me. <a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> “I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me. <a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I can do nothing of myself; but as I hear I judge, and my judgment is just; for I do not seek my own will, but the will of him who sent me. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> I cannot do anything of my own will, but according to that which I have heard, I judge, and my judgment is just, for I am not seeking my will, but the will of him who has sent Me.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.<CM> <a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>I am not able to do anything of myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the One having sent me.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> I am not able to perform any thing by myself: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; for I seek not my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me. <a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Of my self I can do nothing: according to my instructions I judge: and my judgment is just; because I do not consult my own will, but the will of the father who hath sent me. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "I can of my own self do nothing. As I am bidden, so I judge; and mine is a just judgement, because it is not my own will that guides me, but the will of Him who sent me. <a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>I can of Myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous; because I seek not My Own will, but the will of Him Who sent Me.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>I can do nothing of my self: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father that hath sent me.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/5-30.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=1581" 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> …29and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment. 30<a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynamai (V-PIM/P-1S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">can</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiein (V-PNA) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">do</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: ouden (Adj-ANS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">nothing</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">by</a> <a href="/greek/1683.htm" title="1683: emautou (PPro-GM1S) -- Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'.">Myself;</a> <a href="/greek/2919.htm" title="2919: krinō (V-PIA-1S) -- Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.">I judge</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">only as</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akouō (V-PIA-1S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">I hear.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emē (PPro-NF1S) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- 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: krisis (N-NFS) -- Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.">judgment</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaia (Adj-NFS) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">just,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/2212.htm" title="2212: zētō (V-PIA-1S) -- To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.">I do not seek</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emon (PPro-AN1S) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">own</a> <a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-ANS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will,</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/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- 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/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-ANS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of Him who</a> <a href="/greek/3992.htm" title="3992: pempsantos (V-APA-GMS) -- To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. ">sent</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me.</a> 31If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.…<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="/john/8-28.htm">John 8:28-29</a> So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me. / He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” <a href="/john/12-49.htm">John 12:49-50</a> I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. / And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.” <a href="/john/14-10.htm">John 14:10</a> Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works. <a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a> For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/john/7-16.htm">John 7:16-18</a> “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me. / If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own. / He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood. <a href="/john/8-16.htm">John 8:16</a> But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me. <a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19</a> So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does. <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a> Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” <a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a> “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” <a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a> Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: / Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, / but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-7.htm">Hebrews 10:7-9</a> Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” / In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law). / Then He adds, “Here I am, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first to establish the second. <a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a> For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.” <a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Isaiah 11:3-4</a> And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, / but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. <a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">Isaiah 42:1</a> “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.can.<a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19</a> Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.<a href="/john/8-28.htm">John 8:28,42</a> Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things… <a href="/john/14-10.htm">John 14:10</a> Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.I judge.<a href="/john/8-15.htm">John 8:15,16</a> Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man… <a href="/genesis/18-25.htm">Genesis 18:25</a> That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?<a href="/psalms/96-13.htm">Psalm 96:13</a> Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.because.<a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.<a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a> For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.<a href="/john/8-50.htm">John 8:50</a> And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/3-27.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/5-27.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/john/2-2.htm">Bidden</a> <a href="/john/1-13.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/john/5-18.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/matthew/23-24.htm">Guides</a> <a href="/john/5-28.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/luke/12-57.htm">Initiative</a> <a href="/john/5-27.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Please</a> <a href="/mark/15-15.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Right</a> <a href="/luke/23-50.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/john/4-27.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/luke/24-39.htm">Self</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/john/5-28.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-44.htm">Able</a> <a href="/john/5-43.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/john/12-50.htm">Bidden</a> <a href="/john/8-10.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/john/5-40.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/acts/8-31.htm">Guides</a> <a href="/john/6-60.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/john/8-28.htm">Initiative</a> <a href="/john/7-24.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/john/8-16.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/john/7-24.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/john/8-29.htm">Please</a> <a href="/john/8-29.htm">Pleasing</a> <a href="/john/7-6.htm">Right</a> <a href="/john/7-24.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/john/5-44.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/john/17-5.htm">Self</a> <a href="/john/8-43.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/john/5-37.htm">Voice</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'; 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This phrase emphasizes Jesus' complete dependence on the Father, highlighting the unity and cooperation within the Trinity. It reflects the humility and submission of Jesus, who, though fully God, chose to operate within the limitations of His humanity. This dependence is consistent with the theme of Jesus' ministry, where He often withdrew to pray and seek the Father's guidance (<a href="/luke/5-16.htm">Luke 5:16</a>). It also aligns with the concept of kenosis, the self-emptying of Jesus' own will to fully embrace the Father's will (<a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7</a>).I judge only as I hear. Here, Jesus underscores His role as a judge who is perfectly aligned with the Father's will. His judgments are not based on human standards or perceptions but are divinely informed. This reflects the Jewish understanding of a judge who must be impartial and just, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Deuteronomy 1:16-17</a>. Jesus' ability to judge as He hears from the Father assures believers of the fairness and righteousness of His judgments, contrasting with the flawed judgments of human leaders.And My judgment is just, Jesus affirms the righteousness and fairness of His judgments. This statement reassures believers that His decisions are based on divine truth and justice, not on personal bias or external influence. The concept of divine justice is rooted in the Old Testament, where God is portrayed as the ultimate judge who upholds righteousness (<a href="/psalms/9-8.htm">Psalm 9:8</a>). Jesus, as the embodiment of God's justice, fulfills the messianic prophecies of a righteous judge (<a href="/isaiah/11-3.htm">Isaiah 11:3-4</a>).because I do not seek My own will, This phrase highlights Jesus' selflessness and His commitment to fulfilling the Father's mission. It contrasts with the human tendency to pursue personal desires and ambitions. Jesus' submission to the Father's will is a central theme in the Gospels, culminating in His prayer in Gethsemane (<a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a>). This self-denial serves as a model for believers, encouraging them to prioritize God's will over their own.but the will of Him who sent Me. Jesus identifies His mission as being sent by the Father, emphasizing His divine authority and purpose. This sending motif is prevalent in John's Gospel, where Jesus frequently refers to being sent by the Father (<a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17, 6</a>:38). It underscores the divine origin of His mission and His role as the Messiah. The concept of being sent also connects to the Old Testament prophets, who were sent by God to deliver His message (<a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7</a>). Jesus, as the ultimate prophet, priest, and king, fulfills these roles perfectly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, emphasizing His dependence on the Father and His role as a just judge. 2. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> The one who sent Jesus, whose will Jesus seeks to fulfill. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_leaders.htm">The Jewish Leaders</a> The audience of Jesus' discourse, who were questioning His authority and actions. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The location where this discourse takes place, specifically after Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_healing_at_bethesda.htm">The Healing at Bethesda</a> The event preceding this discourse, where Jesus healed a man, leading to controversy with the Jewish leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a> Jesus models complete reliance on the Father, teaching us to depend on God in all aspects of life. <a href="/topical/j/just_judgment.htm">Just Judgment</a> Jesus' judgments are just because they align with God's will, reminding us to seek God's guidance in our decisions. <a href="/topical/s/submission_to_god's_will.htm">Submission to God's Will</a> Jesus' commitment to the Father's will challenges us to prioritize God's desires over our own. <a href="/topical/u/unity_with_the_father.htm">Unity with the Father</a> Jesus' unity with the Father serves as a model for our relationship with God, striving for alignment with His purposes. <a href="/topical/l/listening_to_god.htm">Listening to God</a> Jesus judges as He hears from the Father, encouraging us to cultivate a listening heart to discern God's voice.<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_'great_nation'_mean.htm">Can the Son do anything by Himself?</a> <a href="/q/can_the_son_do_anything_by_himself.htm">Can the Son do anything by Himself?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_sin_that_leads_to_death.htm">What is the sin that leads to death?</a> <a href="/q/why_can't_jesus_choose_who_sits_by_him.htm">Matthew 20:23 – If Jesus is fully divine, why does He imply He has no authority over who sits at His right and left? </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>(30) For "the will of the Father which hath sent Me," in the last clause, read, with nearly all the best MSS., the will of Him that sent Me. (Comp. <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>.)The verse is the expression, once again, but now with special reference to judgment, of the thought with which the discourse opened, and which runs as a current through the whole. (Comp. Notes on <a href="/john/5-19.htm" title="Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for what things soever he does, these also does the Son likewise.">John 5:19</a>; <a href="/john/5-22.htm" title="For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment to the Son:">John 5:22</a>). As in all His works (<a href="/john/5-19.htm" title="Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for what things soever he does, these also does the Son likewise.">John 5:19</a>), so in the greater works of life-giving (<a href="/john/5-26.htm" title="For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to the Son to have life in himself;">John 5:26</a>) and of judgment, the Son cannot act apart from the Father. The judgment must be just, because it is not one of an isolated will, but one in accord with the eternal will of God. He seeth the Father's works (<a href="/john/5-19.htm" title="Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for what things soever he does, these also does the Son likewise.">John 5:19</a>), and in like manner doeth them; He heareth the Father's will, and that alone He seeketh. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 30-40. - (c) The witness borne to these claims. Verse 30. - The Lord, still preserving the consciousness of his own ego, continues to speak through human lips to human ears. He deprecates the criticism, "Who and what canst thou be, that thou shouldst execute judgment, or bring us to thy bar, or compel us to come from our hidden places to thy judgment seat?" It is not as mere man that he will judge the world; God will judge through trim. Moreover, the equality of "life" and "honour" and "authority" that he has with the Father, as the veritable Son of God, is nevertheless a life derived, a being generated, an honour given. He here opens up on this basis a new class of instruction, and proceeds to explain the threefold nature of the testimony borne to his present claim to be the Representative and coAgent of the Father. He goes back in these words to the great text of the discourse, viz. "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work" (ver. 19). I (the ἐγώ is very emphatic, the individual standing before them associates himself, and is identified, with the one Being who, as Son of God and Son of man, has done, is doing, and will yet do, wonderful things) - I can of mine own self, from any separate or self-originating source in myself, apart from the Father, do nothing. He subsequently said to his disciples, "Without me ye can do nothing." He claims a higher source than himself for all his own power (δύναμις). When referring to the same subject (vers. 19, 20), he drew his illustration from the sense of sight. The Father "shews" to him, and he "sees" all things that the Father doeth. Here he adds, with special reference to the last and consummating manifestation of relation with the Father, As I hear, I judge: and my judgment of men is righteous; because I seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent me. Christ refers to his judgments of absolution or condemnation upon things or men, positively declaring them to be either right or wrong; e.g. he claimed the power to say, "Thy sins be forgiven;" "The faith hath saved thee;" "It is better for this man that he had never been born;" "Come unto me;" "Depart from me;" "I never knew you." These and all his other judgments on scribes and Pharisees, on devils and hypocrites, on Pilate and Herod, on Jerusalem and the world, are revelations of the Father's mind - are in themselves just judgments, absolutely free from any selfhood, from any reflex influence or reaction from men to himself. They are the true and infallible expression of the Divine will. Because of the entire conformity of his will and himself to the Divine will, the judgment must correspond to that which is, in its very nature, right and true. If this be so, we can scarcely refrain from asking, "Wherein, then, lies the consolation and encouragement derivable from the fact that the execution of judgment is placed for man's sake in the hands of the Son of man?" It lies here, that the Incarnation is perfect; that the manhood has not obliterated the Divinity, nor the Godhead absorbed the manhood, of the Christ. The human consciousness of the Son becomes the basis for the Father's judgment, which is uttered thus absolutely and finally through human lips. It is impossible to imagine thoughts like these arising in the mind of some thinker of the second century. Great as the prologue to this Gospel unquestionably is, this unveiling of the heart of the Son of God incarnate is immeasurably greater. The consciousness of Christ is unique. Neither legend nor imagination, to say nothing of history, has ever transcended it. Here, too, the enormous difference between the Johannine Christ and the Philonic Logos comes into startling prominence. <a href="/commentaries/john/5-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. can δύναμαι (dynamai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. do ποιεῖν (poiein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. nothing οὐδέν (ouden) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3762.htm">Strong's 3762: </a> No one, none, nothing. by ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Myself; ἐμαυτοῦ (emautou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1683.htm">Strong's 1683: </a> Genitive case compound of emou and autos; of myself so likewise the dative case emautoi em-ow-to', and accusative case emauton em-ow-ton'. I judge κρίνω (krinō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish. only as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. I hear. ἀκούω (akouō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <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. And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. My ἐμὴ (emē) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. judgment κρίσις (krisis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2920.htm">Strong's 2920: </a> Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice. is ἐστίν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. just, δικαία (dikaia) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I do not seek ζητῶ (zētō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. My ἐμὸν (emon) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. [own] τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <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. will, θέλημα (thelēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <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. will θέλημα (thelēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. of [Him who] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <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. sent πέμψαντός (pempsantos) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3992.htm">Strong's 3992: </a> To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. Me. με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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