John 5:15-29

¹⁵The man went off and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

¹⁶So because of this the Jews began persecuting Jesus and trying to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, “Until now, my Father works, I also work.”

¹⁸So because of this they wanted to kill Him all the more, because He was not only breaking the Sabbath but was even saying that God was His own Father, making Himself equal with God!

¹⁹Then Jesus answered and said to them: “Most assuredly I say to you, the Son is not able to do anything from Himself, except something He sees the Father doing; because whatever things He does, precisely these the Son also does.

²⁰For the Father loves the Son and shows Him everything that He Himself is doing; and He will show Him greater works than these, so that you may marvel.

²¹Now just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, just so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

²²In fact the Father does not judge anyone but has committed all the judging to the Son,

²³so that all will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

²⁴“Most assuredly I say to you that the one listening to my word and believing on Him who sent me has eternal life; he will not go into judging but has moved out of the death into the Life.

²⁵“Most assuredly I say to you that a time is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of the God, and those who listen will live.

²⁶Because just as the Father has life in Himself, just so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

²⁷furthermore He gave Him the authority to pass judgment, because He is Son of Man.

²⁸Do not marvel at this, because a time is coming in which all those in the graves will hear His voice

²⁹and will come out—those who did good things into the resurrection of life, but those who practiced evil things into the resurrection of condemnation.