John 5:23-47

23so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. 1He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and 2believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and 3does not come into judgment, but has 4passed out of death into life. 25Truly, truly, I say to you, 5an hour is coming and now is, when 6the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who 7hear will live. 26For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He 8gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; 27and He gave Him authority to 9execute judgment, because He is 10the Son of Man. 28Do not marvel at this; for 11an hour is coming, in which 12all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29and will come forth; 13those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

30“14I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and 15My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but 16the will of Him who sent Me.

31“17If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not 18true. 32There is 19another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true. 33You have sent to John, and he 20has testified to the truth. 34But 21the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35He was 22the lamp that was burning and was shining and you 23were willing to rejoice for 24a while in his light. 36But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for 25the works which the Father has given Me 26to accomplish--the very works that I do--testify about Me, that the Father 27has sent Me. 37And the Father who sent Me, 28He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. 38You do not have 29His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He 30sent. 393132You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is 33these that testify about Me; 40and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. 4134I do not receive glory from men; 42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. 43I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; 35if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44How can you believe, when you 36receive 37glory from one another and you do not seek 38the 39glory that is from 40the one and only God? 45Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is 41Moses, in whom you have set your hope. 46For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for 42he wrote about Me. 47But 43if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”