John 5:22
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
Study Note
Study Note
Jesus's assertion — 'the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son' — extends the christological concentration of the Fourth Gospel to the eschatological function of judgment, making Jesus not merely the revealer but the judge of humanity. The delegation of judgment to the Son serves the Father's purpose that all would honor the Son as they honor the Father (verse 23), connecting eschatological authority to the christological claim at the center of the discourse. The Fourth Gospel presents judgment as a present reality in responses to Jesus as well as a future eschatological event (3:18-21; 12:31), creating a two-stage eschatology where the decisive judgment is already occurring in the encounter with Jesus in history. The verse has been central to trinitarian discussions of the economic roles of Father and Son and to christological arguments for the full divinity of the one to whom all judgment is entrusted.
Other Translations
For neither doth the Father judge any man, but he hath given all judgment unto the Son;
for neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son,
The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;
Cross References
But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very …
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.
Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, …
Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people …
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and …
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be …
All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth …
For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall …