John 5:27

The Passion Translation

The Father has transferred to the Son the authority to judge, because he is the Son of Man.

Cross References

Psalm 110:6

He will judge every rebellious nation, filling their battlefields with corpses, and will shatter the strongholds of ruling powers.

Matthew 9:6

But now, to convince you that the Son of Man has been given authority to forgive sins, I say to this man, ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk home.’ ”

John 5:22

“The Father judges no one, for he has given to the Son all the authority to judge.

John 9:39

And Jesus said, “I have come to judge those who think they see and make them blind. And for those who are blind, I have come to make them see.”

Acts 10:42

“Jesus ordered us to preach and warn the people that God had appointed him to be the judge of the living and the dead.

Acts 17:31

For the appointed day has risen, in which he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man he has designated. And the proof given to the world that God has chosen this man is this: he resurrected him from among the dead!”

1 Corinthians 15:25

Until then he is destined to reign as King until all hostility has been subdued and placed under his feet.

Hebrews 1:2

But to us living in these last days, God now speaks to us openly in the language of a Son, the appointed Heir of everything, for through him God created the panorama of all things and all time.

1 Peter 3:22

who is now in heaven at the place of supreme authority next to God. The very powers of heaven, including every angel and authority, now yield in submission to him.