John 5:25

Easy To Read Version

I tell you the truth. An \{important\} time is coming. That time is already here. People that are dead \{in sin\} will hear the voice of the Son of God. And the people that \{accept the things they\} hear \{from the Son\} will have life \{forever\}.

Cross References

Luke 15:24

My son was dead, but now he is alive again! He was lost, but now he is found!’ So they began to have a party.

Luke 15:32

We must be happy and have a party; because your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.’”

Luke 9:60

But Jesus said to him, “Let the people that are dead bury their own dead! You must go and tell about the kingdom of God.”

John 13:1

It was almost time for the Jewish Passover {\cf2\super [207]} festival. Jesus knew that it was time for him to leave this world. It was now time for Jesus to go back to the Father. Jesus had always loved those people in the world who were his. Now was the time Jesus showed them his love the most.

John 17:1

After Jesus said these things he looked toward heaven. Jesus prayed, “Father, the time has come. Give glory to your Son so that the Son can give glory to you.

John 4:21

Jesus said, “Believe me, woman! The time is coming when you will not have to be in Jerusalem or on that mountain to worship the Father (God).

John 4:23

The time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. That time is now here. And those are the kind of people the Father wants to be his worshipers.

John 5:21

The Father raises dead people and gives them life. In the same way, the Son gives life to the people he wants to.

John 5:28

Don’t be surprised at this. A time is coming when all people that are dead and in their graves will hear his voice.

John 6:60

The followers of Jesus heard this. Many of the followers said, “This teaching is hard \{to accept\}. Who can accept this teaching?”

John 8:43

You don’t understand these things I say. Why? Because you cannot accept my teaching.

John 8:47

The person that belongs to God accepts what God says. But you don’t accept what God says, because you don’t belong to God.”

John 9:27

The man answered, “I have already told you that. But you would not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his followers too?”

Romans 6:4

So when we were baptized, we were buried with Christ and shared his death. We were buried with Christ so that we could \{be raised up and\} live a new life. This happened the same as Christ was raised from death by the wonderful power of the Father.

Ephesians 2:1

In the past, your spiritual lives were dead because of your sins and the things you did wrong against God.

Ephesians 2:5

We were \{spiritually\} dead. We were dead because of the things we did wrong against God. But God gave us new life with Christ. You have been saved by God’s grace (kindness).

Ephesians 5:14

And everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why we say:

Colossians 2:13

You were spiritually dead because of your sins and because you were not free from the power of your sinful self. But God made you alive with Christ. And God forgave all our sins.

Revelation 3:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Sardis: