English Standard Version
John 5:24
24Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
- New International Version (NIV)“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.
Context of John 5:24
22For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23that 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. Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25"Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
Read all of John 5John 5:24 word by word
Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ὁ τὸν λόγον μου ἀκούων καὶ πιστεύων τῷ πέμψαντί με ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον καὶ εἰς κρίσιν οὐκ ἔρχεται, ἀλλὰ μεταβέβηκεν ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου εἰς τὴν ζωήν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
- I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- hearethἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- believethπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
- on him that sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
- hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- everlastingαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
- lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
- shallἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- notοὐou · noG3756
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- condemnationκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
- butἀλλάalla · butG235
- is passedμεταβαίνωmetabainō · to departG3327
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
Cross-references for John 5:24
- John 3:16"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- John 6:40For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."
- John 8:51Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death."
- John 11:26and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
- John 12:44And Jesus cried out and said, "Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me.
- John 20:31but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
- Mark 16:16Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
- Romans 10:11For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."
- 1 Peter 1:21who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.
- 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.
- John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
- Romans 8:1There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:9For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.
- 1 Peter 1:5who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
Commentaries on John 5:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24He that heareth my word - My doctrine - and believeth on him that sent me - he who credits my Divine mission, that I am come to give light and life to the world by my doctrine and death - hath eternal life - the seed of this life is sown in his heart the moment he believes - and shall not come into condemnation, , into judgment - that which will speedily come on this unbelieving race; and that which shall overwhelm the wicked in the great day. But is…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24He that heareth my word - To “hear,” in this place, evidently denotes not the outward act of hearing, but to receive in a proper manner; to suffer it to make its proper impression on the mind; to obey. The word “hear” is often used in this sense, Matthew 11:15; John 8:47; Acts 3:23. Many persons outwardly hear the gospel who neither understand nor obey it. My word - My doctrine, my teaching. All that Jesus taught about Himself, as well as about the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-29Verses 24-29 Our Lord declared his authority and character, as the Messiah. The time was come when the dead should hear his voice, as the Son of God, and live. Our Lord first refers to his raising those who were dead in sin, to newness of life, by the power of the Spirit, and then to his raising the dead in their graves. The office of Judge of all men, can only be exercised by one who has all knowledge, and almighty power. May we believe His testimony…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Jesus is the giver of life as well as the judge (see 5:21–22), but he never works independently of the Father.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. believeth on him that sent me--that is, believeth in Him as having sent Me. I have spoken of the Son's right not only to heal the sick but to raise from the dead, and quicken whom He will: And now I say unto you, That life-giving operation has already passed upon all who receive My words as the Sent of the Father on the great errand of mercy. hath everlasting life--immediately on his believing (compare Joh 3:18; 1Jo 5:12, 13). is passed--"hath passed…Read the comment
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Commentaries on John 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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