What Does John 5:27 Mean?
And has given him authority to do judgment also, because he is the Son of Man.
Key words are shown with the Hebrew or Greek and what each word meant.
Selah Decoded Version The Selah Decoded Version renders what the Hebrew and Greek words meant to the people who first heard them.
King James wording
King James Version
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.THE KEY
Authority to judge is entrusted to the Son of Man, placing judgment in the hands of a human figure.
THE MEANING
The Son of Man holds authority to render judgment. The Greek word carries the sense of distinguishing and deciding, so judgment here includes discernment. That authority is given to him; it is not self-claimed.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
God’s judgment is only a distant, impersonal force, unrelated to human life.
THE ROOT
κρίσιν
krisin
GROWS FROM
κρίνω
krinō
To separate, distinguish, or decide.
“Judgment” can sound like only a final sentence, but its Greek family also carries the work of distinguishing and deciding. The verse places that discernment in the hands of the Son of Man, keeping the authority within the human realm.
ALSO GROWS
krima: A decision or verdict.
κρίμα
This branch names the result of the distinguishing and deciding expressed by the root.
kritēs: A judge, one who decides.
κριτής
This branch names the one who exercises judgment, linking the act of deciding to its human bearer.
THE PATTERN
Judgment is entrusted to a representative ruler, joining divine authority to human representation.
A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king your judgments, O God, and your alignment to the king's son.And dominion was given to him, and weight, and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations, and tongues should serve him. His dominion is a dominion of ages, which shall not be moved away, and his kingdom which shall not be destroyed.In the day when God judges the covered things of humans, according to my good news, through Jesus the Anointed One.THE THREAD
I saw in night visions, and look, one like a son of man came with the clouds of the heavens. He reached the Ancient of Days, and they drew him near before him.Daniel presents the Son of Man before the Ancient of Days; the next verse gives this figure dominion. John names the entrusted authority here as judgment, linking discernment to the Son of Man’s received rule.
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