John 5:21

For as the Father raiseth up the dead and giveth life: even so the Son maketh alive whom He pleaseth.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

In Context

20For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth Him all things, which He Himself doth: and He will shew Him greater than these, that ye may wonder.

22For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath committed all judgement to the Son;

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Cross References

Luke 7:14And He came up and touched the bier, (and the bearers stopped,) and He said, Young man, I say unto thee, arise.

John 11:25Jesus then told her, I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth on me, though he were dead, shall live again.

John 17:2as Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that as to all which Thou hast given Him, He might give them eternal life;

Romans 4:17(as it is written, "I have made thee a father of many nations,") in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who giveth life to the dead, and calleth the things that are not as if they were:

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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