John 5:23 meaning and explanation

so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

John 5:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking in Jerusalem after healing a man on the Sabbath, and the leaders are pressing Him because He called God His own Father. In verses 19 to 22 He describes a unity of will and action with the Father: the Son does what He sees the Father doing, gives life, and has been given all judgment.

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