John 3:19

3:19 Now this is the basis for judging: ¹  that the light has come into the world and people ²  loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

John 5:24

5:24 “I tell you the solemn truth, ³  the one who hears ⁴  my message ⁵  and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, ⁶  but has crossed over from death to life.

John 5:30

5:30 I can do nothing on my own initiative. ⁷  Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, ⁸  because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me. ⁹ 

¹ tn Or “this is the reason for God judging,” or “this is how judgment works.”

² tn Grk “and men,” but in a generic sense, referring to people of both genders (as “everyone” in v. 20 makes clear).

³ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

⁴ tn Or “obeys.”

⁵ tn Or “word.”

⁶ tn Grk “and does not come into judgment.”

⁵ tn Grk “nothing from myself.”

⁶ tn Or “righteous,” or “proper.”

⁷ tn That is, “the will of the Father who sent me.”