John 5:26
For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to the Son to have life in himself;
Updated King James Version
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 has given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Cross References
Psalms 36:9For with you is the fountain of life: in your 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 shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that says to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water.
John 7:37In the last day, that 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 lives and believes in me shall never die. Believe you this?
John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but all of you see me: because I live, all of you 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 →