John 5:30 “I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is…”

John 5:30

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

World English Bible

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is righteous, because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

American Standard Version

I can of myself do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.

Geneva Bible 1599

I can doe nothing of mine owne selfe: as I heare, I iudge: and my iudgement is iust, because I seeke not mine owne will, but the will of the Father who hath sent me.

Darby Translation

I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.

Young's Literal Translation

'I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

Bible in Basic English

Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

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Cross references

“can”

John 5:19 John 14:10 John 8:28 John 8:42

John 5:19 · BSB

So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

John 14:10 · BSB

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.

John 8:28 · BSB

So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

John 8:42 · BSB

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

“I judge”

Psalm 96:13 Genesis 18:25 Romans 2:5 Romans 2:2 John 8:15 John 8:16

Psalm 96:13 · BSB

before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.

Genesis 18:25 · BSB

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

Romans 2:5 · BSB

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Romans 2:2 · BSB

And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.

John 8:15 · BSB

You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.

John 8:16 · BSB

But even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.

“because”

John 6:38 John 4:34 Matthew 26:39 Romans 15:3 John 8:50 John 17:4

John 6:38 · BSB

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

John 4:34 · BSB

Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

Matthew 26:39 · BSB

Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Romans 15:3 · BSB

For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

John 8:50 · BSB

I do not seek My own glory. There is One who seeks it, and He is the Judge.

John 17:4 · BSB

I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

29and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

31If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

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