21 Now just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, just so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. 22 In fact the Father does not judge anyone but has committed all the judging to the Son,* 23 so that all will honor the Son just as they honor the Father.* Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.*

24 "Most assuredly I say to you that the one listening* to my word and believing on Him who sent me has eternal life; he will not go into judging but has moved out of the death into the Life.*

25 "Most assuredly I say to you that a time is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of the God, and those who listen will live.* 26 Because just as the Father has life in Himself, just so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; 27 furthermore He gave Him the authority to pass judgment, because He is Son of Man.* 28 Do not marvel at this, because a time is coming in which all those in the graves will hear His voice 29 and will come out—those who did good things into the resurrection of life,*, because what you do reflects what you really believe, and what you really believe is what you are—and you cannot kid God. "All those in the graves" means everyone who has died; all will be raised, and all must face the final Accounting. but those who practiced evil things into the resurrection of condemnation. 30 I am not able to do anything from myself. As I hear, I judge, and my judging is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the Father who sent me.

31 "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid.*

7 Nevertheless I am telling you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, because if I do not go away the Enabler will not come to you, but if I do go I will send Him to you.*

8 "Now when He comes he will convict the world about sin and about righteousness and about judgment: 9 first about sin, because they do not believe into me;*

30 Jesus answered and said: "It was not for my sake that this Voice came, but for your sakes. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be thrown out.* 32 While I, if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself."

38 So he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped Him. 39 And Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do not see may see, and those who ‘see’ may become blind."*, and rest on the Law, and boast in God, 18 and know the Will, and approve the superior things, being instructed out of the Law. 19 Further, you are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of the immature, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and truth. ["The embodiment of knowledge and truth" is an excellent description of the Scriptures.] The light of the Law enabled them to see, up to a point, but the Light that Jesus offered blinded them, since they did not want to acknowledge it.

5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and expose the motives of the hearts.* At that time the praise that comes to each will be from God.*

2 Because with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.* 3 So why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how will you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ when hey, there is a plank in yours?