John 5:23 Meaning and Explanation
“That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.”
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Read Full Chapter →Judgment is given to the Son so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father; whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
What Does John 5:23 Mean?
Here is the purpose behind the Son's life-giving and judging: that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. And beside it stands the warning: there is no honoring the Father while refusing the one he sent. The Father has bound his own honor to his Son.
This closes off a comfortable middle ground: revering God in general while staying undecided about Jesus. The Father himself wills that the honor due him be given to his Son; to bypass Jesus is to miss the very God one intends to worship. What we do with the Son is what we have done with the Father.
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What does John 5:23 mean?
Judgment is given to the Son so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father; whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.