John 5:26
For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has also given to the Son so that he has life in himself,
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 the Father has given the Son authority to carry out judgment because he is the Son of Man.
Cross References
Psalms 36:9For with you is the fountain of life; 1 in your light we will see light. 1
Jeremiah 10:10But Yahweh is the true God. He is the living God and eternal king. 1 The earth quakes at his anger, and the nations cannot endure his anger. 1
John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her, “If you had known the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
John 7:37Now on the last, great day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.
John 11:26and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 14:19Yet a short amount of time and the world will no longer see me, but you see me. Because I live, you will also 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 →