John 5:45 kjv
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
John 5:45 nkjv
Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you?Moses, in whom you trust.
John 5:45 niv
"But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom your hopes are set.
John 5:45 esv
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.
John 5:45 nlt
"Yet it isn't I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes.
John 5 45 Cross References
| Verse | Text | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| John 5:46 | For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me. | Fulfillment |
| Romans 8:1 | Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. | No condemnation |
| Romans 8:33-34 | Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. | Advocate/Intercessor |
| 1 John 2:1 | My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who sits with the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. | Advocate |
| Hebrews 4:14-16 | Therefore, since we have a great priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. | Access to grace/mercy |
| Psalm 1:5 | Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. | Judgment |
| Jeremiah 17:5-6 | This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD. That person will be like a shrub in the wastelands; they will not be aware when good comes, they will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. | Trust in man vs. God |
| Psalm 109:6-7 | Appoint a wicked official over them; may an accuser stand at their right hand. When they are tried, may they be found guilty, and may their prayers be turned into sin. | Accuser/opposite |
| Deuteronomy 18:15 | The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to him. | Prophecy of Moses' successor |
| Isaiah 42:1-4 | Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise his voice, or make it heard in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a finely tuned lamp he will not extinguish; he will faithfully bring justice. He will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope. | Jesus as suffering servant/justice |
| Malachi 3:1 | “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple, the messenger of the covenant, whom you so admire. But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? | Coming of the Messiah |
| Zechariah 3:1-5 | Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, the one who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?” Now Joshua was standing clothed in filthy clothes, being judged. The angel of the LORD presided over Joshua. The angel of the LORD pronounced a blessing on Joshua, saying, "Thus says the LORD of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here." | Satan as accuser, LORD's rebuke |
| Matthew 5:22 | But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Rabbi,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. | Judgment |
| John 1:45 | Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” | Fulfillment of prophecy |
| Acts 10:43 | "He is the one all the prophets testify about, that through his name everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins." | Forgiveness of sins |
| 1 Corinthians 1:30 | It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. | Christ as righteousness |
| Philippians 3:9 | and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God that depends on faith. | Righteousness through faith |
| Galatians 3:13-14 | Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” He redeemed us so that the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. | Redemption from the curse |
| 1 John 1:7 | But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. | Purification from sin |
| Colossians 1:13-14 | For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and has brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. | Forgiveness and redemption |
John 5 verses
John 5 45 Meaning
This verse states that Moses is not the one who will accuse believers before the Father; rather, it is Jesus who will. The implication is that Jesus, who was sent by the Father, acts as their advocate and intercessor, not their accuser. This is a significant shift from the Old Covenant understanding where accusations could lead to judgment.
John 5 45 Context
In John chapter 5, Jesus had just performed a miraculous healing on the Sabbath, which led to conflict with the Jewish leaders. They questioned his authority and his claims about his relationship with the Father. Jesus responds by affirming that he only does what he sees the Father doing and that he is honored by the Father. He then asserts his divine authority to give life and to judge. In this specific verse, Jesus is addressing the accusations that the Jewish leaders might be bringing against his followers. He is contrasting Moses, who wrote about him, with his own role. He argues that if they truly understood Moses' writings, they would believe in him. He also points out that the very scriptures they uphold, the writings of Moses, would actually testify against them if they rejected Jesus.
John 5 45 Word Analysis
- "Do not think": This is a strong imperative, urging the audience to disabuse themselves of a mistaken notion. It implies a direct counter-argument to an assumed belief or expectation.
- "that I will accuse you to the Father":
- "I": Emphasizes Jesus as the subject, highlighting his personal agency.
- "will accuse": (Greek: kategōreō - κατηγορέω). This verb means to speak against, to accuse, to bring charges. In a legal context, it signifies an accuser. The future tense suggests a perceived expectation that Jesus, in his role, would be an accuser.
- "you": Refers to the people Jesus is speaking to, specifically in this context, the Jews who are challenging him.
- "to the Father": Indicates the divine court or ultimate judge. Accusation in this sense implies bringing someone under judgment before God.
- "There is one who accuses you":
- "There is": (Greek: estin - ἐστιν). A simple statement of existence or presence.
- "one": (Greek: heis - εἷς). This is indefinite, not referring to a specific named person initially, but rather to an agent.
- "who accuses you": (Greek: kategōr - κατήγωρ). This is the noun form, meaning an accuser or prosecutor.
Word Group Analysis:
The verse sets up a stark contrast: "I will not accuse you" versus "There is one who accuses you." Jesus dissociates himself from the role of accuser in the divine tribunal. Instead, he identifies another accuser. This other accuser is further identified in the next verse as Moses, but not in the sense of Moses actively prosecuting them. Rather, Moses' writings will be the evidence against them if they reject Jesus.
John 5 45 Bonus Section
The primary "accuser" identified in scripture, in opposition to God's people, is Satan (Revelation 12:10, Zechariah 3:1). However, in this specific context, Jesus uses "Moses" as the representative of the Law. The implication is that the Law itself, as delivered through Moses, will testify against those who fail to meet its standards or who reject its divinely intended purpose—which is to point to Christ. Thus, rejection of Jesus is seen as rejecting Moses' true witness, and the Law, in its rightful condemnation of sin, becomes the basis for accusation against the unbeliever. The entire Old Testament, culminating in Moses' writings, testifies about Jesus, making the rejection of Jesus the rejection of that testimony.
John 5 45 Commentary
Jesus directly addresses the implicit accusation that his followers (and by extension, himself) might be brought under divine condemnation through established law or priestly mediation. He asserts that this is not his role. Instead, he points to Moses, their revered lawgiver. However, he immediately reframes Moses' role, not as a prosecutor of the faithful, but as the one whose very writings, if disbelieved in relation to Jesus, will become the instrument of accusation. This cleverly turns their own reverence for the Law against their unbelief. The message is that adherence to the Law's outward forms without embracing its ultimate fulfillment in Christ leads to condemnation. Jesus' work is salvific, offering life and interceding, not damning. This is echoed in the New Testament emphasis on Christ as advocate and the absence of condemnation for believers (Romans 8:1).