• John 5:24
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 24 ᾿Αμὴν Amen ἀμὴν amen λέγω I am saying ὑμῖν to YOU ὅτι that ὁ the (one) τὸν the λόγον word μου of me ἀκούων hearing καὶ and πιστεύων believing τῷ to the (one) πέμψαντί having sent με me ἔχει is having ζωὴν life αἰώνιον, everlasting, καὶ and εἰς into κρίσιν judgment οὐκ not ἔρχεται he is coming ἀλλὰ but μεταβέβηκεν he has gone over ἐκ out of τοῦ the θανάτου death εἰς into τὴν the ζωήν. life.

  • John 5:24
    The Bible in Living English

    • 24 Verily, verily I tell you that he who hears my words and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.

  • John 5:24
    American Standard Version

    • 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

  • John 5:24
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 24 Verily, verily I say unto you: He that heareth my word and believeth in him that sent me Hath life age-abiding, And into judgment cometh not But hath passed over out of death into life.

  • John 5:24
    King James Version

    • 24 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 Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 5:24

      judgment: The Greek term kriʹsis, here rendered “judgment,” may convey several shades of meaning. The context determines what is meant. For example, this term can denote the act or process of judgment or evaluation (Joh 5:22, 27, 29 and study note), the quality of justice (Mt 23:23; Lu 11:42), or a court of law (Mt 5:21). It can also refer to a judgment that is either favorable or unfavorable, but most of the occurrences in the Christian Greek Scriptures convey the idea of a condemnatory judgment. In this verse, “judgment” is used in parallel with death and set in contrast with life and everlasting life; therefore, it refers to a judgment that results in loss of life.​—2Pe 2:9; 3:7.

      has passed over from death to life: Jesus is apparently speaking about those who were once spiritually dead but who upon hearing his words put faith in him and discontinue walking in their sinful course. (Eph 2:1, 2, 4-6) They pass over “from death to life” in that the condemnation of death is lifted from them, and they are given the hope of everlasting life because of their faith in God. In a similar way, Jesus apparently referred to spiritually dead ones when he said to the Jewish son who wanted to go home to bury his father: “Let the dead bury their dead.”​—Lu 9:60; see study notes on Lu 9:60; Joh 5:25.