John 5:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• John 5:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Hath given him authority - Hath appointed him to do this. Has made him to be judge of all. This is represented as being the appointment of the Father, Acts 17:31 . The word “authority” here (com...

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• John 5:27 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And hath given him (i) authority to execute judgment also, because he is (k) the Son of man. (i) That is, high and sovereign power to rule and govern all things, in so much that he has power over li...

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• John 5:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Son's Dependence on the Father. Judgment and Lifegiving. To the charge of blasphemy He answers that a son can only do what he has learned to do by watching his father, who out of love shows him...

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• John 5:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  authority . Greek. exousia. See App-172. the Son of man (see App-98). The only occurance in John without the Article (except Revelation 1:13 ; Revelation 14:14 ). Compare Daniel 7:13 .

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• John 5:27 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  27. And hath given him power. He again repeats that the Father hath given him dominion, that he may have full power over all things in heaven and in the earth. The word ( ἐξουσία) here denot...

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• John 5:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Because he is the Son of man - Because he is the Messiah; for in this sense the phrase, Son of man, is often to be...

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• John 5:27 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And hath given him authority, &c.— This may refer not only to the future and final judgment upon the sons of men, but also to the inflicting of temporal judgments; and possibly our Lord had the...

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• John 5:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. And hath given him (or, as before, 'gave Him') authority to execute judgment also - as well as to quicken...

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• John 5:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Bethesda. Christ and the Sabbath 1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may be regarded as a parable illustrating the deadly...

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• John 5:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Hath given. — As above, gave. The “also” after judgment should be omitted. In these verses, as before, the two relations of Father — Son, Life — Judgment, are emphatic. Both Life and Judgment can...

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• John 5:27 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 13 JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE. “The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because He did these thin...

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• John 5:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Father Working through the Son John 5:19-29 The relationship of our Lord to the Father was such that He felt Himself competent to fulfill all the functions of the Divine Being. Is it God's...

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• John 5:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies, which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath gave rise to this first outbreak. Throughout this chapter w...

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• John 5:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbat...

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• John 5:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And hath given him authority to execute judgment also ,.... Both in his church and kingdom, in the present state of things, and at the last day, when all shall stand before his judgment seat: and th...

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• John 5:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Ver. 27. Because he is the Son of man ] Or, as he is the Son of man. a By virtue of the hypostatical union,...

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• John 5:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Verily, he that heareth my word, &c., hath everlasting life Such a person is already entitled to it, yea, it is already begun in his soul, and he shall shortly possess it in its full perfection...

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• John 5:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA (vs.1-15) Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter 2:13 the feast is called "the Jews' Passover" rather than the Passover of...

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• John 5:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter.       17 But Jesus answered them, My Father...

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• John 5:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  To execute judgment also; to have the power of life and death, the keys of both; to rule and govern the world, and to judge it at the last day. Because he is the Son of man: Acts 17:31 , He hat...

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• John 5:27 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Jesus Confirms Their View Of His Equality With God And Points To The Resurrection ( John 5:19-29 ). Jesus now expands on His claim to be co-equal with the Father. He does not want them to be in an...

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• John 5:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 5:19 . The Son can do nothing of Himself. —This statement refers back to and justifies that of John 5:17 . He is still speaking of the eternal relation in wh...

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• John 5:27 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 5:24 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, If we truly believe the word of Christ, and trust in him who sent h...

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• John 5:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 5:2 . Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda, which signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate at too great a distance from the temple to be a place for...

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• John 5:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The hour is coming and now is when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God. The spiritual resurrection I. Its SUBJECTS. The spiritually dead, in trespasses and sins. To have life we “mu...

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• John 5:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Here commences the second division of the Gospel ( John 5:1 ) II. THE CONFLICT WITH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM , GALILEE , AND JERUSALEM , TO THE DEATH...

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• John 5:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The greater miracles:

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• John 5:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 15:25 ; 1 Peter 3:22 ; Acts 10:42 ; Acts 17:31 ; Daniel 7:13 ; Daniel 7:14 ; Ephesians 1:20-23 ; Hebrews 2:7-9 ; John 5:22 ; Philippians 2:7-11 ; Psalms 110:1 ; Psalms 110:2...

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• John 5:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Because he is the Son of man — He is appointed to judge mankind because he was made man.

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