John 5:16–47

¹⁶For this reason the Jews ⁱpersecuted Jesus, ⁴and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.

Equality with God in Nature

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, ^j“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”

¹⁸Therefore the Jews ^ksought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, ^lmaking Himself equal with God.

Equality with God in Power

¹⁹Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^mthe Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. ²⁰For ⁿthe Father loves the Son, and ^oshows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. ²¹For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, ^peven so the Son gives life to whom He will.

Equality with God in Authority

²²For the Father judges no one, but ^qhas committed all judgment to the Son, ²³that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. ^rHe who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

²⁴“Most assuredly, I say to you, ^she who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, ^tbut has passed from death into life. ²⁵Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when ^uthe dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. ²⁶For ^vas the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have ^wlife in Himself, ²⁷and ^xhas given Him authority to execute judgment also, ^ybecause He is the Son of Man. ²⁸Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will ^zhear His voice ^29aand come forth—^bthose who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. ^30cI can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because ^dI do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

Witness of John the Baptist

^31e“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not ⁵true. ^32fThere is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. ³³You have sent to John, ^gand he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. ³⁵He was the burning and ^hshining lamp, and ⁱyou were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.

Witness of the Works of Christ

³⁶But ^jI have a greater witness than John’s; for ^kthe works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very ^lworks that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.

Witness of the Father

³⁷And the Father Himself, who sent Me, ^mhas testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, ⁿnor seen His form. ³⁸But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.

Witness of the Scriptures

^39oYou search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and ^pthese are they which testify of Me. ^40qBut you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

^41r“I do not receive honor from men. ⁴²But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. ⁴³I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. ^44sHow can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek ^tthe honor that comes from the only God? ⁴⁵Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; ^uthere is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. ⁴⁶For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; ^vfor he wrote about Me. ⁴⁷But if you ^wdo not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”