John 5:27

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“And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.”

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BSBPD

“And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 5:27 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
  2. Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
  3. Psalms 110:6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
  4. Daniel 7:13In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence.
  5. John 5:22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
  6. Acts 10:42And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
  7. Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
  8. 1 Corinthians 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
  9. Ephesians 1:20which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,
  10. Philippians 2:7but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
  11. Hebrews 2:7You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
  12. 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.

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