John 5:26
For as the Father hath life in himselfe, so likewise hath he giuen to the Sonne to haue life in himselfe,
Geneva Bible 1599
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 hath giuen him power also to execute iudgement, in that he is the Sonne of man.
Cross References
Psalms 36:9For with thee is the well of life, and in thy light shall we see light.
Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the God of trueth: he is the liuing God, and an euerlasting King: at his anger the earth shall tremble, and the nations cannot abide his wrath.
John 4:10Iesus answered and saide vnto her, If thou knewest that gift of God, and who it is that saieth to thee, Giue mee drinke, thou wouldest haue asked of him, and hee woulde haue giuen thee, water of life.
John 7:37Nowe in the last and great day of the feast, Iesus stoode and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come vnto me, and drinke.
John 11:26And whosoeuer liueth, and beleeueth in me, shall neuer die: Beleeuest thou this?
John 14:19Yet a litle while, and the world shall see me no more, but ye shall see me: because I liue, ye shall liue also.
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 →