John 5:27-31 Good News Bible (GNB)

27. And he has given the Son the right to judge, because he is the Son of Man.

28. Do not be surprised at this; the time is coming when all the dead will hear his voice

29. and come out of their graves: those who have done good will rise and live, and those who have done evil will rise and be condemned.

30. “I can do nothing on my own authority; I judge only as God tells me, so my judgement is right, because I am not trying to do what I want, but only what he who sent me wants.

31. “If I testify on my own behalf, what I say is not to be accepted as real proof.

John 5