27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
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And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. …
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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 on the same day, or two or three days after, does not appear; probably the same day. Observe, I. The doctrine laid down, by which he justified what he did on the sabbath day (John 5:17): He answered t…
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