John 5:21

For as the Father raiseth the dead, and vivifieth them; so also the Son vivifieth whom he pleaseth.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

20For the Father loveth his Son, and showeth him every thing he doeth: and greater works than these, will he show him, that ye may wonder.

22For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath given all judgment to the Son:

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Cross References

Luke 7:14And he went, and touched the bier; and they that bore him stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, Arise.

John 11:25Jesus said to her: I am the consolation, and life. And he that believeth in me, though he should die, will live.

John 17:2As thou hast given him authority over all flesh, that he might give life eternal to as many as thou hast given him.

Romans 4:17as it is written: " I have constituted thee a father to a multitude of nations;" namely before God, in whom thou hast believed; who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which are not, as if they were.

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 →

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