John 5:16–47

¹⁶And this was why the Jews ^xwere persecuting Jesus, ^ybecause he was doing these things on the Sabbath. ¹⁷But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

Jesus Is Equal with God

¹⁸This was why the Jews ^zwere seeking all the more to kill him, ^abecause not only was he ^bbreaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God ^chis own Father, ^dmaking himself equal with God.

The Authority of the Son

¹⁹So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^ethe Son ^fcan do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father⁵ does, that the Son does likewise. ²⁰For ^gthe Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^hgreater works than these will he show him, so that ⁱyou may marvel. ²¹For as the Father ^jraises the dead and ^kgives them life, so ^lalso the Son gives life ^mto whom he will. ²²ⁿFor the Father judges no one, but ^ohas given all judgment to the Son, ²³that all may honor the Son, just as they ^phonor the Father. ^qWhoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴Truly, truly, I say to you, ^rwhoever hears my word and ^sbelieves him who sent me has eternal life. He ^tdoes not come into judgment, but ^uhas passed from death to life.

²⁵“Truly, truly, I say to you, ^van hour is coming, and is now here, when ^wthe dead will hear ^xthe voice of the Son of God, and those who hear ^wwill live. ^26yFor as the Father has life in himself, ^zso he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. ²⁷And he ^ahas given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. ²⁸Do not marvel at this, for ^van hour is coming when ^ball who are in the tombs will hear his voice ²⁹and come out, ^cthose who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Witnesses to Jesus

^30d“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and ^emy judgment is just, because ^fI seek not my own will ^gbut the will of him who sent me. ^31hIf I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. ³²There is ⁱanother who bears witness about me, and ^jI know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. ^33kYou sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴Not that ^lthe testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵He was a burning and ^mshining lamp, and ⁿyou were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. ³⁶But ^lthe testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For ^othe works that the Father has given me ^pto accomplish, the very works that I am doing, ^qbear witness about me that ^rthe Father has sent me. ³⁷And the Father who sent me ^shas himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, ^this form you have never seen, ³⁸and ^uyou do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. ^39vYou search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and ^wit is they that bear witness about me, ⁴⁰yet ^xyou refuse to come to me that you may have life. ^41yI do not receive glory from people. ⁴²But ^zI know that you do not have ^athe love of God within you. ⁴³I have come ^bin my Father’s name, and ^cyou do not receive me. ^dIf another comes in his own name, you will receive him. ⁴⁴How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and ^edo not seek the glory that comes from ^fthe only God? ⁴⁵Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, ^gon whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for ^hhe wrote of me. ⁴⁷But ⁱif you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”