John 5:28

John 5:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
• New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son,

Context of John 5:28

26For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned. 30By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.

John 5:28 word by word

Μὴ θαυμάζετε τοῦτο, ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα ἐν ᾗ πάντες οἱ ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις ἀκούσουσιν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Marvelθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• notμήmē · notG3361
• at thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• the hourὥραhōra · hourG5610
• is comingἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that areὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the gravesμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• shall hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456

Cross-references for John 5:28

• John 5:20For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed.
• John 3:7You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
• Acts 3:12When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
• John 6:39And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.
• John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die;
• Job 19:25I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.
• Isaiah 26:19But your dead will live, Lord; their bodies will rise— let those who dwell in the dust wake up and shout for joy— your dew is like the dew of the morning; the earth will give birth to her dead.
• Ezekiel 37:1The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
• Hosea 13:14“I will deliver this people from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? “I will have no compassion,
• 1 Corinthians 15:22For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
• Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:14For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
• Revelation 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

Commentaries on John 5:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Marvel not at this - I think it quite necessary to follow here, as noted above, the punctuation of both the Syriac, the Armenian, Chrysostom, Damascenus, Theophylact, Euthymius, and others; which is found also in some very good MSS. Theophylact says that the common method of reading this, which he highly objects to, was the invention of Paul of Samosata. In John 5:26, John 5:27, our Lord, speaking of himself as envoy of God, said, the Father had given him…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Marvel not - Do not wonder or be astonished at this. The hour is coming - The “time” is approaching or will be. All that are in the graves - All the dead, of every age and nation. They are described as “in the graves.” Though many have turned to their native dust and perished from human view, yet God sees them, and can regather their remains and raise them up to life. The phrase “all that are in the graves” does not prove that the same particles of matter…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. 19-30Jesus claimed that his work on the Sabbath was the same as God’s work on the Sabbath. Jesus claimed to be equal with God, doing the things God does. Yet he submitted to God’s will, doing only what the Father wanted.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2925-29. The hour cometh--in its whole fulness, at Pentecost. and now is--in its beginnings. the dead--the spiritually dead, as is clear from Joh 5:28. Here He rises from the calmer phrase "hearing his word" (Joh 5:24), to the grander expression, "hearing the voice of the Son of God," to signify that as it finds men in a dead condition, so it carries with it a resurrection-power. shall live--in the sense of Joh 5:24.Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:28

• Heaven
• Jesus Continued
• Power
• Resurrection

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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