John 5:27

New International Reader's Version

And the Father has given him the authority to judge. This is because he is the Son of Man.

Cross References

Psalm 110:6

He will judge the nations. He will pile up dead bodies on the field of battle. He will crush the rulers of the whole earth.

Matthew 9:6

But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he spoke to the man who could not walk. “Get up,” he said. “Take your mat and go home.”

John 5:22

Also, the Father does not judge anyone. He has given the Son the task of judging.

John 9:39

Jesus said, “I have come into this world to judge it. I have come so that people who are blind will see. I have come so that people who can see will become blind.”

Acts 10:42

He commanded us to preach to the people. He told us to tell people that he is the one appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

Acts 17:31

He has set a day when he will judge the world fairly. He has appointed a man to be its judge. God has proved this to everyone by raising that man from the dead.”

1 Corinthians 15:25

Christ must rule until he has put all his enemies under his control.

Hebrews 1:2

But in these last days, he has spoken to us through his Son. He is the one whom God appointed to receive all things. God also made everything through him.

1 Peter 3:22

He has gone into heaven. He is at God’s right hand. Angels, authorities and powers are under his control.