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Forγὰρthe Fatherὁ πατὴρdoes notοὐδὲjudgeκρίνειanyone,οὐδέναbutἀλλὰhe has givenδέδωκενallπᾶσανjudgmentτὴν κρίσινto the Son,τῷ υἱῷ
John 5:22
Study it in the app“For the Father does not judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to the Son,”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:22, word by word
- the Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- judgeκρίνειkrinei
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinei” appears- he has givenδέδωκενdedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dedōken” appears- judgmentκρίσινkrisin
judgment
A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.
Where else “krisin” appears- to the Sonυἱῷhuiōi
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiōi” appears
The context
21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wishes.
22 · This verse (above)
23so 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.
To study John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, and what does he tell him to do? What problem do the Jews see? (vv. 5-16)
2. What it means
Jesus says the works he does bear witness about him (v. 36). What other witnesses does he mention in this chapter? (vv. 31-47)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the sick man, “Do you want to get well?” (v. 6). What change would you like to ask God for in your life today?