Father and Son

God the Father and God the Son

JOHN 5 COMMENTARY ◄
John 5:14-18 Go And Sin No More

John 5:19-25 Father and Son

John 5:26-27 Son of Man

JOHN 5:19-23 19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does likewise. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. 22 For the Father does not even judge anyone, but has committed all judgment to the Son, 23 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.

Is Jesus saying that He is another God to rival the Father?
No, He is describing the traits of the Trinity, including the complete unity of God the Father and God the Son - “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does likewise” (John 5:19) - as well as their distinct roles: “For the Father does not even judge anyone, but has committed all judgment to the Son” (John 5:22). See Son of God, monogenes, and My Father is Greater than I.

Is it possible to honor Jesus a little bit less than God the Father?
No: “All should honor the Son just as they honor the Father” (John 5:23).

What are “these” in John 5:20?
The healing by the pool of Bethesda.

What did the man do to earn the healing?
Nothing. God’s healing is a gift to the unworthy, who may remain unsaved.

What about those who are saved - what did they do to deserve it?
Nothing. “For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, even so the Son gives life to whom He will” (John 5:21). Once again, it's a free gift to the unworthy based on the “will” of God the Son.

JOHN 5:24-25 24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear shall live.

When do we pass into “everlasting life” (John 5:24)?
When we listen to Jesus' words and believe as per John 5:24 before we die.

Who are the “dead” in John 5:25?
Jesus is referring to the spiritually dead, which is everyone before they “hear the voice of the Son of God” and “live.”