John 5:25
23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
- KJV
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
- WEB
- Most certainly I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God’s voice; and those who hear will live.
- ASV
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.
- DARBY
- Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.
- BLB
- Truly, truly, I say to you⁺ that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard will live.
- ÅB
- Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Den time kommer, og er nå, da de døde skal høre Guds Sønns røst, og de som hører, skal leve.
- OTB
- Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere, en tid kommer, og den er nå, da de døde vil høre Guds Sønns røst, og de som hører, vil leve.
- B1930
- Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: Den time kommer, og er nu, da de døde skal høre Guds Sønns røst, og de som hører, skal leve.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 5:28
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
Read in contextEphesians 5:14
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
Read in contextEphesians 2:5
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
Read in contextJohn 4:23
But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
Read in contextColossians 2:13
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
Read in contextJohn 8:47
Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
Read in contextRomans 6:4
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
Read in contextRevelation 3:1
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.
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