John 5:26
For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:
Revised Version 1895
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 he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man.
Cross References
Psalms 36:9For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations are not able to abide his indignation.
John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest 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 water.
John 7:37Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
John 11:26and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?
John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world beholdeth me no more; but ye behold me: because I live, ye shall 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 →