¹⁹ Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(A)the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. ²⁰ For ^(B)the Father loves the Son, and ^(C)shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. ²¹ For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, ^(D)even so the Son gives life to whom He will. ²² For the Father judges no one, but ^(E)has committed all judgment to the Son, ²³ that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. ^(F)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

²⁴ “Most assuredly, I say to you, ^(G)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, ^(H)but has passed from death into life. ²⁵ Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when ^(I)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. ²⁶ For ^(J)as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have ^(K)life in Himself, ²⁷ and ^(L)has given Him authority to execute judgment also, ^(M)because He is the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will ^(N)hear His voice ^29 (O)and come forth—^(P)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. ^30 (Q)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because ^(R)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

The Fourfold Witness

^31 (S)“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not ^[a]true. ^32 (T)There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. ³³ You have sent to John, ^(U)and he has borne witness to the truth. ³⁴ Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was the burning and ^(V)shining lamp, and ^(W)you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. ³⁶ But ^(X)I have a greater witness than John’s; for ^(Y)the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very ^(Z)works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. ³⁷ And the Father Himself, who sent Me, ^(AA)has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, ^(AB)nor seen His form. ³⁸ But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. ^39 (AC)You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and ^(AD)these are they which testify of Me. ^40 (AE)But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

^41 (AF)“I do not receive honor from men. ⁴² But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. ⁴³ I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. ^44 (AG)How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek ^(AH)the honor that comes from the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; ^(AI)there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; ^(AJ)for he wrote about Me. ⁴⁷ But if you ^(AK)do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”