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John 5:24

King James Version (KJV)

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John 5:24

Verse 24 of 47

Scripture focus

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 5:24 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 5:24

Theological / Devotional

Verily. See on Matt. 5:18; John 1:51.

He that heareth. This verse is significant for the close connection it demonstrates between hearing and believing. In fact, the two acts are expressed in Greek by participles that share a common article, implying that hearing is not significant unless one also believes. See on Matt. 7:24. Here Jesus further emphasizes His submission to the Father, for the Son’s message (“my word”) is intended to bring men to believe on the Father and to put their trust in Him.

Hath everlasting life. This declaration is more than a promise of eternal life to come; it is an assurance that the believer now and here may begin to enjoy life that is eternal in quality, because he is united spiritually with His Lord, whose life He shares. ‘The Spirit of God, received into the heart by faith, is the beginning of the life eternal” (DA 388).

See John 6:47; 1 John 5:11, 12; see on John 3:16.

Not come into condemnation. See John 3:18; Rom. 8:1.

Is passed. Literally, “has passed.” The passage from death to life is not only a bodily transformation at the future resurrection but also an experience through which every true Christian has already passed and the fruits of which he continues to enjoy. Spiritually, the crucial change from death to life comes when a man is born again (see Eph. 2:5; Col. 2:13; 3:1; see on John 1:13 ; 3:5).

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