Boys Life Application Study Bible Gospel of John Sampler - Flipbook - Page 77
1252 // John 5
The law doesn’t allow you to carry that
sleeping mat!”
11 But he replied, “The man who
healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat
and walk.’”
12 “Who said such a thing as that?”
they demanded.
13 The man didn’t know, for Jesus had
disappeared into the crowd. 14 But afterward J esus found him in the Temple and
told him, “Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.” 15 Then the man went and
told the Jewish leaders that it was J esus
who had healed him.
JESUS CLAIMS TO BE THE SON OF GOD
16 So the Jewish leaders began harassing*
Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.
17 But Jesus replied, “My Father is always
working, and so am I.” 18 So the Jewish
leaders tried all the harder to find a way
to kill him. For he not only broke the Sab
bath, he called God his Father, thereby
making himself equal with God.
19 So J
esus explained, “I tell you the
truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does,
the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves
the Son and shows him everything he
is doing. In fact, the Father will show
him how to do even greater works than
healing this man. Then you will truly be
astonished. 21 For just as the Father gives
life to those he raises from the dead, so
the Son gives life to anyone he wants.
22 In addition, the Father judges no one.
Instead, he has given the Son absolute
authority to judge, 23 so that everyone
will honor the Son, just as they honor the
Father. Anyone who does not honor the
Son is certainly not honoring the Father
who sent him.
JUST LIKE HIM
(5:19-23) Jesus told a crowd of people that he did
whatever he saw the Father do. In other words, he
imitated the Father’s actions. Many people imitate
the actions of their parents. For example, some may
play a musical instrument or have the ability to fix
cars because their parents have done so or encouraged them to do so. But Jesus’ example encourages
us to imitate the actions of another parent—our
heavenly Father. The questions “What would Jesus
do?” and “What would Jesus have me do?” can help
us make the right choices.
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24 “I tell you the truth, those who listen
to my message and believe in God who
sent me have eternal life. They will never
be condemned for their sins, but they
have already passed from death into life.
25 “And I assure you that the time is
coming, indeed it’s here now, when the
dead will hear my voice—the voice of the
Son of God. And those who listen will live.
26 The Father has life in himself, and he
has granted that same life-giving power to
his Son. 27 And he has given him authority
to judge everyone because he is the Son of
Man.* 28 Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the
time is coming when all the dead in their
graves will hear the voice of God’s Son,
29 and they will rise again. Those who have
done good will rise to experience eternal
life, and those who have continued in evil
will rise to experience judgment. 30 I can
do nothing on my own. I judge as God
tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just,
because I carry out the will of the one who
sent me, not my own will.
WITNESSES TO JESUS
“If I were to testify on my own behalf, my
testimony would not be valid. 32 But someone else is also testifying about me, and I
assure you that everything he says about
me is true. 33 In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his
testimony about me was true. 34 Of course,
I have no need of human witnesses, but
I say these things so you might be saved.
35 John was like a burning and shining
lamp, and you were excited for a while
about his message. 36 But I have a greater
witness than John—my teachings and my
miracles. The Father gave me these works
to accomplish, and they prove that he
sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me
has testified about me himself. You have
never heard his voice or seen him face to
face, 38 and you do not have his message
in your hearts, because you do not believe
me—the one he sent to you.
39 “You search the Scriptures because
you think they give you eternal life. But
the Scriptures point to me! 40 Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.
41 “Your approval means nothing to
me, 42 because I know you don’t have
31
5:16 Or persecuting.
5:27 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus
used for himself.
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