John 5:26

For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has also given to the Son to have life in Himself.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

25"In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.

27And He has conferred on Him authority to act as Judge, because He is the Son of Man.

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Cross References

John 4:10"If you had known God's free gift," replied Jesus, "and who it is that said to you, `Give me some water,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."

John 7:37On the last day of the Festival--the great day--Jesus stood up and cried aloud. "Whoever is thirsty," He said, "let him come to me and drink.

John 11:26and every one who is living and is a believer in me shall never, never die. Do you believe this?"

John 14:19Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me: because I live, you also shall live.

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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