John 5:24

Heareth. Closely connected with believeth.

Hath eternal life. See on 3 36.

Shall not come into condemnation (eijv krisin oujk ercetai). The present tense, cometh not. So Rev. Not condemnation, but judgment, as Rev. See on 3 17. Wyc., cometh not into doom. The present, cometh, states the general principle or order.

From death [ε κ θ α ν α τ ο υ]. Rev., correctly, out of death, pointing to the previous condition in which he was.

Life [τ η ν ζ ω η ν]. The life; the ideal of perfect life.