What Does John 5:27 Mean in the King James?
And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
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 thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.THE THREAD
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought 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.
This reading is from Selah Verse.
You can read any verse this way in the app, keep it as a card, and send it on.
A Bible app where you send verses from your keyboard and in Messages, and every verse has a Deep Dive.
Does something in this reading look wrong? Tell us