John 5:26
For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given the Son also to have life in himself:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
In Context
27And he hath given him power to do judgment, because he is the Son of man.
Cross References
Psalms 36:9They shall be inebriated with the plenty of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy pleasure.
Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God: he is the living God, and the everlasting king, at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his threatening.
John 4:10Jesus answered, and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God, and who he is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 7:37And on the last, and great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink.
John 11:26And every one that liveth, and believeth in me, shall not die for ever. Believest thou this?
John 14:19Yet a little while: and the world seeth me no more. But you see me: because I live, and you shall live.
Matthew Henry on John 5:18-31
Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter. 17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth… Read the whole commentary →