John 5:26
For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given also to the Son to have life in Himself.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 also to execute judgement, because He is the Son of man.
Cross References
John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith unto thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.
John 7:37And on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If any one thirst, let him come unto me and drink.
John 11:26And every one that is alive, and believeth in me, shall never die.
John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world shall see me no more; but ye shall see me: and 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 →