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25 “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. 26 The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son. 27 And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man.[a] 28 Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son, 29 and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:27 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.

25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)an hour is coming, and is now here, when (B)the dead will hear (C)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear (D)will live. 26 (E)For as the Father has life in himself, (F)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he (G)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for (H)an hour is coming when (I)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (J)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

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