John 5:24

He that heareth We see from this that -whom He will" (John 5:21) implies no arbitrary selection. It is each individual who decides for himself whether he will hear and believe.

believeth on him that sent me Omit -on;" there is no preposition in the Greek.

hath everlasting life Or, hath eternal life:see on John 3:16. Note the tense; he hath it already, it is not a reward to be bestowed hereafter: see on John 3:36.

shall not come into condemnation Better, cometh not into judgment.

is passed from death into life Or, is passed over out of death into life(comp. John 13:1; 1 John 3:14). This is evidently equivalent to escaping judgment and attaining eternal life, clearly shewing that death is spiritual death, and the resurrection from it spiritual also. This cannot refer to the resurrection of the body.