John 5:23

John 5:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
• New International Version (NIV)that 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Context of John 5:23

21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wants. 22The Father does not judge anyone, but has handed over all judgment to the Son so that all should honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. 24“Amen, amen I tell you, whoever hears My word and trusts the One who sent Me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed over from death into life. 25Amen, amen I tell you, an hour is coming and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of Ben-Elohim. Those who hear will live!

John 5:23 word by word

ἵνα πάντες τιμῶσιν τὸν υἱὸν καθὼς τιμῶσιν τὸν πατέρα. ὁ μὴ τιμῶν τὸν υἱὸν οὐ τιμᾷ τὸν πατέρα τὸν πέμψαντα αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• should honourτιμάωtimaō · to honorG5091
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• notμήmē · notG3361
• notοὐou · noG3756
• which hath sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for John 5:23

• John 14:1“Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me.
• Psalms 146:3Do not put your trust in princes— in man, in whom there is no salvation.
• Jeremiah 17:5Thus says Adonai: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, and depends on flesh as his arm, and whose heart turns from Adonai.
• Matthew 12:21And in His name the nations shall hope.”
• Romans 15:12And again, Isaiah says, “There shall be a shoot of Jesse; and the One who arises to rule the Gentiles, in Him shall the Gentiles hope.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:9In fact, we had within ourselves the death sentence—so that we might not rely on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead.
• Ephesians 1:12so that we, who were first to put our hope in Messiah, might be for His glorious praise.
• 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason I also am suffering these things—but I am not ashamed, for I know in whom I have trusted and I am convinced He is able to safeguard what I have entrusted to Him until that Day.
• Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish along your way— since His wrath may flare up suddenly. Happy is everyone taking refuge in Him!
• Isaiah 42:8“I am Adonai—that is My Name! My glory I will not give to another, Or My praise to graven images.
• Isaiah 43:10“You are My witnesses” —it is a declaration of Adonai— “and My Servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me no God was formed, and there will none after Me.
• Isaiah 44:6Thus says Adonai, Israel’s King and his Redeemer, Adonai-Tzva’ot: “I am the first, and the last, and there is no God beside Me.
• Matthew 28:19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Ruach ha-Kodesh,
• Romans 1:7To all those in Rome, loved by God, called to be kedoshim: Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah!
• 1 Corinthians 1:3Grace to you and shalom from God our Father, and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah!

Commentaries on John 5:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23That all men should honor the Son, etc. - If then the Son is to be honored, Even As the Father is honored, then the Son must be God, as receiving that worship which belongs to God alone. To worship any creature is idolatry: Christ is to be honored even as the Father is honored; therefore Christ is not a creature; and, if not a creature, consequently the Creator. See John 1:3. He that honoureth not the Son - God will not receive that man's adoration who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23That all men should honour … - To honor is to esteem, reverence, praise, do homage to. We honor one when we ascribe to him in our hearts, and words, and actions the praise and obedience which are due to him. We honor God when we obey him and worship him aright. We honor the Son when we esteem him to be as he is; when we have right views and feelings toward him. As he is declared to be God John 1:1, as he here says he has power and authority equal with…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-23Verses 17-23 The Divine power of the miracle proved Jesus to be the Son of God, and he declared that he worked with, and like unto his Father, as he saw good. These ancient enemies of Christ understood him, and became more violent, charging him not only with sabbath-breaking, but blasphemy, in calling God his own Father, and making himself equal with God. But all things now, and at the final judgment, are committed to the Son, purposely that all men might…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23the Father who sent Him: In the ancient world, a person could send an authorized representative to seal a contract or make an authoritative decision. Jesus claimed to be God’s representative, so obeying Jesus is the same as obeying God, and dishonoring him is dishonoring God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2321-23. raiseth the dead and quickeneth them--one act in two stages. This is His absolute prerogative as God. so the Son quickeneth them--that is, raiseth up and quickeneth. whom he will--not only doing the same divine act, but doing it as the result of His own will, even as the Father does it. This statement is of immense importance in relation to the miracles of Christ, distinguishing them from similar miracles of prophets and apostles, who as human…Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:23

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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