How much can the Son do of Himself?
Who does He follow?
How much does the Father show Him?
Why will we marvel?
What do both the Father and the Son do for the dead?
Who does the Father judge?
Who judges? Why?
If you don’t honor the Son, who is connected with that?
What are the two prerequisites for receiving eternal life?
What are the results?
What time is coming?
What to those in the graves have to hear to live?
Who has life in Himself?
Who has He given that same life power to?
What other authority has the Father given to the Son? Why?
What time is coming? (Recap of verse 25)
Again, what will wake the dead?
Who will wake to the resurrection of life?
Who will wake to the resurrection of condemnation?
Again, what can Jesus do of Himself alone?
Why is Christ’s judgment just?

Thought Questions

What are the basic themes Jesus repeats several times in this section? How would you summarize it?
If Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, why does He repeat several times that He can do nothing of Himself?
Why is it so important to know that Jesus can do nothing by Himself? If Jesus can do nothing by Himself, what can we do by ourselves? What connection, like Jesus had, do we have to have?
Although Jesus can do nothing by Himself, there are a few important tasks that God gives Him to do. What are they? Why do you think Jesus is the one to do them? What does all this tell you about the unity between the Father and the Son?
Think about how Jesus says that the Father has life in Himself (verse 26). Do we have life in ourselves, or do we borrow it from God? Are we immortal, as we are? Can we really comprehend what “unborrowed” life is? See 1 Timothy 6:16.
Here, Jesus says that the Father has given this “unborrowed” life to Him as well. How does that help you understand the purpose of His sacrifice for our lives?
Think about the Resurrection (verses 28-29). Do you believe in resurrection? What is the scenario that you picture (based on what is written in the Bible) at the Resurrection Time? Do you believe that when you die, your soul goes straight to heaven or hell? How do you understand the Resurrection if your soul is already with God in Heaven?

My prayer is:
for understanding that I can do nothing without the Father;
that my connection with the Father would grow deeper, as was Christ’s;
that I would always be eager to hear His voice and to do good, and to anticipate the resurrection of life.