John 5:25-47

English Standard Version

²⁵ “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(A)an hour is coming, and is now here, when ^(B)the dead will hear ^(C)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear ^(D)will live. ^26 (E)For as the Father has life in himself, ^(F)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. ²⁷ And he ^(G)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this, for ^(H)an hour is coming when ^(I)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice ²⁹ and come out, ^(J)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Witnesses to Jesus

^30 (K)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and ^(L)my judgment is just, because ^(M)I seek not my own will ^(N)but the will of him who sent me. ^31 (O)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. ³² There is ^(P)another who bears witness about me, and ^(Q)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. ^33 (R)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴ Not that ^(S)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was a burning and ^(T)shining lamp, and ^(U)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. ³⁶ But ^(V)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For ^(W)the works that the Father has given me ^(X)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, ^(Y)bear witness about me that ^(Z)the Father has sent me. ³⁷ And the Father who sent me ^(AA)has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, ^(AB)his form you have never seen, ³⁸ and ^(AC)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. ^39 (AD)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and ^(AE)it is they that bear witness about me, ⁴⁰ yet ^(AF)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. ^41 (AG)I do not receive glory from people. ⁴² But ^(AH)I know that you do not have ^(AI)the love of God within you. ⁴³ I have come ^(AJ)in my Father's name, and ^(AK)you do not receive me. ^(AL)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and ^(AM)do not seek the glory that comes from ^(AN)the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, ^(AO)on whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for ^(AP)he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But ^(AQ)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”