John 5:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Father wants all people to honour the Son as much as they honour him. When anyone refuses to honour the Son, that is the same as refusing to honour the Father who sent him.

Cross References

1 John 2:23

If we reject the Son, we reject the Father. But if we say that we accept the Son, we have the Father.

Luke 10:16

My followers, whoever listens to you is listening to me. Anyone who says “No” to you is saying “No” to me. And anyone who says “No” to me is really saying “No” to the one who sent me.

2 John 1:9

Don't keep changing what you were taught about Christ, or else God will no longer be with you. But if you hold firmly to what you were taught, both the Father and the Son will be with you.

Matthew 11:27

My Father has given me everything, and he is the only one who knows the Son. The only one who truly knows the Father is the Son. But the Son wants to tell others about the Father, so that they can know him too.

Hebrews 1:6

When God brings his firstborn Son into the world, he commands all his angels to worship him.

Ephesians 6:24

May God be kind to everyone who keeps on loving our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 3:18

Let the wonderful kindness and the understanding that come from our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ help you to keep on growing. Praise Jesus now and for ever! Amen.

Romans 8:9

You are no longer ruled by your desires, but by God's Spirit, who lives in you. People who don't have the Spirit of Christ in them don't belong to him.

1 Corinthians 10:31

When you eat or drink or do anything else, always do it to honour God.

Romans 6:22

Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.

John 16:14

The Spirit will bring glory to me by taking my message and telling it to you.

1 Corinthians 6:19

You know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no longer your own.

Matthew 12:21

All nations will place their hope in him.”

2 Timothy 1:12

That's why I am suffering now. But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure that he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with.

2 Corinthians 5:19

What we mean is that God was in Christ, offering peace and forgiveness to the people of this world. And he has given us the work of sharing his message about peace.

2 Corinthians 1:9

In fact, we felt sure that we were going to die. But this made us stop trusting in ourselves and start trusting God, who raises the dead to life.

1 Corinthians 1:3

My prayer is that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

John 14:1

Jesus said to his disciples, “Don't be worried! Have faith in God and have faith in me.

Matthew 10:37

If you love your father or mother or even your sons and daughters more than me, you are not fit to be my disciples.

Zechariah 9:9

Everyone in Jerusalem, celebrate and shout! Your king has won a victory, and he is coming to you. He is humble and rides on a donkey; he comes on the colt of a donkey.

Isaiah 45:21

“Why don't you get together and meet me in court? Didn't I tell you long ago what would happen? I am the only God! There are no others. I bring about justice, and have the power to save.

Psalm 2:12

Show respect to his son because if you don't, the LORD might become furious and suddenly destroy you. But he blesses and protects everyone who runs to him.

2 Corinthians 5:14

We are ruled by Christ's love for us. We are certain that if one person died for everyone else, then all of us have died.

1 Corinthians 16:22

I pray that God will put a curse on everyone who doesn't love the Lord. And may the Lord come soon.

Romans 15:12

Isaiah says, “Someone from David's family will come to power. He will rule the nations, and they will put their hope in him.”

Romans 1:7

This letter is to all of you in Rome. God loves you and has chosen you to be his very own people. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!

John 17:10

All that I have is yours, and all that you have is mine, and they will bring glory to me.

Matthew 28:19

Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Isaiah 44:6

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the first and the last, the one and only God. Israel, I have rescued you! I am your King.

Isaiah 42:8

My name is the LORD! I won't let idols or humans share my glory and praise.

2 Peter 1:1

From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ. To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Saviour Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.

Isaiah 45:15

People of Israel, your God is a mystery, though he alone can save.

Matthew 15:8

“All of you praise me with your words, but you never really think about me.