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Joh_5:23. The divine purpose which is to be attained in the relation of mankind to this judicial action of the Son. Observe the Present Subjunctive.
καθώς ] for in the Son, who judges, we have the appointed representative of the Father, and thus far (therefore always relatively, Joh_14:23) He is to be honoured as the Father. Comp. what follows. How utterly opposed to this divine intention was the procedure of the Jews, Joh_5:18! It is incorrect, however, to take καθώς , as Baeumlein does, as causal (see on Joh_13:34, Joh_17:2), because the whole context turns upon the equality of the Father and the Son.
οὐ τιμᾷ τὸν πατέρα ] i.e. in this very respect, that he does not honour the Son, who is the Sent of the Father.