John 5:17-47
17But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.”
Jesus’ Equality with the Father
18For this reason therefore athe Jews bwere seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, cmaking Himself equal with God.
19Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, athe Son can do nothing from Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever 1the Father does, these things the Son also does in the same manner. 20“aFor the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him bgreater works than these, so that you will marvel. 21“For just as the Father raises the dead and agives them life, even so bthe Son also gives life to whom He wishes. 22“For not even the Father judges anyone, but aHe has given all judgment to the Son, 23so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. aHe who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and abelieves Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and bdoes not come into judgment, but has cpassed out of death into life.
Two Resurrections
25“Truly, truly, I say to you, aan hour is coming and now is, when bthe dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who chear will live. 26“For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He agave to the Son also to have life in Himself; 27and He gave Him authority to aexecute judgment, because He is 1the Son of Man. 28“Do not marvel at this; for aan hour is coming, in which ball who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29and will come forth; athose who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
30“aI can do nothing from Myself. As I hear, I judge; and bMy judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but cthe will of Him who sent Me.
31“aIf I alone bear witness about Myself, My witness is not 1true. 32“There is aanother who bears witness about Me, and I know that the witness which He gives about Me is true.
Witnesses to Jesus: The Father and the Scriptures
33“You have sent to John, and he ahas borne witness to the truth. 34“But athe witness I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35“He was athe lamp that was burning and shining and you bwere willing to rejoice for 1a while in his light. 36“But the witness I have is greater than the witness of John; for athe works which the Father has given Me bto finish—the very works that I do—bear witness about Me, that the Father chas sent Me. 37“And the Father who sent Me, aHe has borne witness about Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. 38“And you do not have aHis word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He bsent. 39“1,aYou search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is bthese that bear witness about Me; 40and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. 41“aI do not receive glory from men; 42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. 43“I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; aif another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44“How can you believe, when you areceive 1glory from one another and you do not seek bthe 2glory that is from cthe only God? 45“Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; the one who accuses you is aMoses, in whom you have set your hope. 46“For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for ahe wrote about Me. 47“But aif you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”