John 5:17-24

New King James Version

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, ^(A)“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”

¹⁸Therefore the Jews ^(B)sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, ^(C)making Himself equal with God. ¹⁹Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(D)the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. ²⁰For ^(E)the Father loves the Son, and ^(F)shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. ²¹For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, ^(G)even so the Son gives life to whom He will. ²²For the Father judges no one, but ^(H)has committed all judgment to the Son, ²³that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. ^(I)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

²⁴“Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(J)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, ^(K)but has passed from death into life.

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John 5:17-24

English Standard Version

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

Jesus Is Equal with God

¹⁸This was why the Jews ^(A)were seeking all the more to kill him, ^(B)because not only was he ^(C)breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God ^(D)his own Father, ^(E)making himself equal with God.

The Authority of the Son

¹⁹So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(F)the Son ^(G)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father^[a] does, that the Son does likewise. ²⁰For ^(H)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^(I)greater works than these will he show him, so that ^(J)you may marvel. ²¹For as the Father ^(K)raises the dead and ^(L)gives them life, so ^(M)also the Son gives life ^(N)to whom he will. ²²^(O)For the Father judges no one, but ^(P)has given all judgment to the Son, ²³that all may honor the Son, just as they ^(Q)honor the Father. ^(R)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(S)whoever hears my word and ^(T)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He ^(U)does not come into judgment, but ^(V)has passed from death to life.