John 5:26
For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
Webster Bible
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 given him authority to execute judgment also, 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 shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.
John 7:37In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsteth, let him come to me, and drink.
John 11:26And whoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this?
John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see 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 →