John 5:24-33
New King James Version
Life and Judgment Are Through the Son
24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, (A)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, (B)but has passed from death into life. 25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when (C)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For (D)as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have (E)life in Himself, 27 and (F)has given Him authority to execute judgment also, (G)because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will (H)hear His voice 29 (I)and come forth—(J)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 30 (K)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because (L)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
The Fourfold Witness
31 (M)“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not [a]true. 32 (N)There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. 33 You have sent to John, (O)and he has borne witness to the truth.
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- John 5:31 valid as testimony
John 5:24-33
English Standard Version
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)whoever hears my word and (B)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He (C)does not come into judgment, but (D)has passed from death to life.
25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (E)an hour is coming, and is now here, when (F)the dead will hear (G)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear (H)will live. 26 (I)For as the Father has life in himself, (J)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he (K)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for (L)an hour is coming when (M)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (N)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
Witnesses to Jesus
30 (O)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and (P)my judgment is just, because (Q)I seek not my own will (R)but the will of him who sent me. 31 (S)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is (T)another who bears witness about me, and (U)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 (V)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
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