John 5:24

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of John 5:24

22In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge, 23so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not honoring the Father who sent him. “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. 25“And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live. 26The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son.

John 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 this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
• John 6:40For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”
• John 8:51I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!”
• John 11:26Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this, Martha?”
• John 12:44Jesus shouted to the crowds, “If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also God who sent me.
• John 20:31But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
• Mark 16:16Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
• Romans 10:11As the Scriptures tell us, “Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced.”
• 1 Peter 1:21Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory.
• 1 John 5:1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too.
• John 10:27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
• Romans 8:1So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.
• 1 Peter 1:5And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
• 1 John 3:14If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.

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

Topics related to John 5:24

• Bethesda
• Death
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Justification
• Life
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Salvation
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Eternal life
• Folk
• Judgment
• Lest
• Light
• Son of God
• Step
• Trouble
• Troubling
• Witness

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