²⁵Verily, verily, I say unto you, ^cThe hour is coming, and now is, when ^dthe dead shall hear ^ddthe voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. ²⁶For as the Father hath life in himself; ^eso hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; ²⁷And ^fhath given him ^gauthority to execute ^hjudgment also, ⁱbecause he is the Son of man.

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Footnotes

cch. 4:23. So ver. 28. ch. 4:21. & 16:2(Gk.), 32.
dver. 28. So Eph. 5:14.
ddComp. ch. 11:43.
eSo ch. 6:57. See ch. 1:4.
fver. 22.
gch. 1:12 marg. See Matt. 28:18.
hver. 22.

Cross references

i Dan. 7:13, 14.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Truly I tell you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself. And he has granted him the right to pass judgment, because he is the Son of Man.

NLTNew Living Translation

“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. The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son. And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Truly, truly I say to you, that an hour is coming—and now is here—when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and the ones who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, thus also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself. And he has granted him authority to carry out judgment, because he is the Son of Man.