Bible Strands
John 5:28
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to Jewish listeners in Jerusalem, immediately after explaining the Father’s delegation of judgment to Him as the Son of Man. He addresses them directly to clarify the scope and certainty of that delegated authority.
The words — The Greek verb θαυμάζετε (thaumazete, "do marvel") and the noun ὥρα (hōra, "hour") frame the declaration, commanding the audience to cease astonishment because a specific appointed time is approaching.
The thread — The coming hour of resurrection appears in the immediate context of John 5:29, while the motif of the dead responding to divine voice and standing before judgment runs through Isaiah 26:19 and Revelation 20:12. The broader theme of Christ’s return and the dead’s response is also noted in 1 Thessalonians 4:14.
Why it lands — The text states that every person in their graves will audibly hear Christ’s voice at a future appointed time. It requires readers to accept Christ’s delegated judicial authority and recognize that universal auditory response precedes the final separation of life and judgment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Cross-references
- Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
- Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
- John 11:24 Martha replied, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”
- Job 19:25 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
- 1 Corinthians 15:42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable.
- 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
- John 6:39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
- Philippians 3:21 who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Ezekiel 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.