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John 5:25

John 5:25
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Verily, verily, I say unto you,.... With the same asseveration as before, and for the further illustration and confirmation of the same thing, occasioned by the last clause of the preceding verse, as…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The hour - The time. Is coming - Under the preaching of the gospel, as well as in the resurrection of the dead. Now is - It is now taking place. Sinners were converted under his ministry and brought…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The dead shall hear the voice - Three kinds of death are mentioned in the Scriptures: natural, spiritual, and eternal.

The first consists in the separation of the body and soul. The second in the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

John 5:17-30

We have here Christ's discourse upon occasion of his being accused as a sabbath-breaker, and it seems to be his vindication of himself before the sanhedrim, when he was arraigned before them: whether…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Repetition of Joh 5:5 in a more definite form, with a cheering addition: Joh 5:5 says that whoever hears and believes God has eternal life; Joh 5:5 states that already some are in this happy case.

The…