John 5:26

For, as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son also, to have life in himself:

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

25Verily, verily, I say to you, That the hour cometh, and even now come, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear, will live.

27and hath moreover given him authority to execute judgment. But that he is the Son of man,

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Cross References

John 4:10Jesus replied and said to her: If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living waters.

John 7:37And on the great day, which was the last of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, and said: If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink.

John 11:26And every one that liveth, and believeth in me, will not die for ever. Believest thou this?

John 14:19And the world will not see me; but ye will see me. Because I live, ye will live 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 →

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