20For athe Father loves the Son, and bshows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.
21For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them,aeven so the Son gives life to whom He will.
22For the Father judges no one, but ahas committed all judgment to the Son,
23that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. aHe who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Life and Judgment Are Through the Son
24“Most assuredly, I say to you, ahe who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, bbut has passed from death into life.
25Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when athe dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.
26For aas the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have blife in Himself,
27and ahas given Him authority to execute judgment also, bbecause He is the Son of Man.
God the Father has appointed Jesus Christ to judge humanity. Only He has ever lived a perfect life. In addition, He knows what it is like to be a human being and what difficulties His people have while living in this present, evil world (Hebrews 2:14-18). Thus, He is eminently qualified to be the Judge of all mankind.
Jesus would have had to have been with the Father to see the Father do these things. He even asserts Himself as having the powers that go with Deity: to raise the dead.
In verses 22-23, Christ is clearly asserting and affirming to those people that He is one of the God Family. One is called the Father. The other is called the Son. The plural Elohim is simple to understand within this instance.
