# John 5.29

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 27. <span class="rl-speech">and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice,</span>
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> **29. <span class="rl-speech">and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.</span> (John 5:27-31, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 27. <span class="rl-speech">He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,</span>
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> **29. <span class="rl-speech">and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">“If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.</span> (John 5:27-31, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 27. <span class="rl-speech">And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,</span>
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> **29. <span class="rl-speech">And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.</span> (John 5:27-31, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 27. <span class="rl-speech">and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">'Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice,</span>
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> **29. <span class="rl-speech">and they shall come forth; those who did the good things to a rising again of life, and those who practised the evil things to a rising again of judgment.</span>**
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> 30. <span class="rl-speech">'I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">'If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;</span> (John 5:27-31, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Information-Conservation Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-information-conservation-convergence/), via [John 5.28-29](/codex/john-5-28-29/)
- [Conditional Immortality from Text-First Method](/codex/conditional-immortality-from-text-first-method/), via [John 5.28-29](/codex/john-5-28-29/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [John 5.28-29](/codex/john-5-28-29/)
- [Eschatology](/codex/eschatology/), via [John 5.28-29](/codex/john-5-28-29/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 5](/codex/john-5/)
- [Resurrection](/codex/g0386-anastasis/), via [John 5.28-29](/codex/john-5-28-29/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0386 - anastasis](/codex/g0386-anastasis/)
- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), via [John 5.28-29](/codex/john-5-28-29/)
- [G2920 - krisis](/codex/g2920-krisis/)

**Other pages:**

- [Resurrection of the Body](/codex/resurrection-of-the-body/), via [John 5.28-29](/codex/john-5-28-29/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.