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John 5:22 — King James Version← Study notes

For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:


John 5:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 5:2213 words
GreekMeaning
οὐδὲoude
NotadverbG3761
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ho
thearticleG3588
πατὴρpatēr
FathernounG3962
κρίνειkrinei
does judgeverbG2919
οὐδέναoudena
no oneadjectiveG3762
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
κρίσινkrisin
judgmentnounG2920
πᾶσανpasan
alladjectiveG3956
δέδωκενdedōken
has givenverbG1325
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
υἱῷhyiō
SonnounG5207
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 5:22

Having said that the Father would show the Son greater works than these, He proceeds to describe these greater works: For as the Father raises up the dead, and quickens them, even so the Son quickens whom He will. These are plainly greater works, for it is more of a miracle that a dead man should rise again, than that a sick mall should recover. We must not understand from the words, that some are raised by the Father, others by the Son; but that the Son raises to life the…

Augustine · 4th century

For to will is the free power of a nature, which by the act of choice, rests in the blessedness of perfect excellence.

Hilary of Poitiers · 4th century

As He gave Him life, i.e. begot Him living; so He gave Him judgment, i.e. begot Him a judge. Gave, it is said, that you may not think Him unbegotten, and imagine two Fathers: All judgment, because He has the awarding; both of punishment and reward.

Chrysostom · 4th century
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