John 5:21
For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
In Context
22For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I, even I, am God, 1 and that there is no god besides me; 1 I kill, and I make alive; 1 I wound, and I heal, 1 and there is no one who can save you from my might. 1
2 Kings 4:32When Elisha arrived at the house, the child was dead and was still on the bed.
Luke 7:14Then he went up and touched the wooden frame on which they carried the body, and those carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”
John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in me, even if he dies, will live;
John 17:2just as you gave him authority over all flesh so that he would give eternal life to everyone whom you have given him.
Romans 4:17as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations.” Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead and calls the things that do not exist into existence.
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 →