John 5:26
for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,
Young's Literal Translation
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 authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.
Cross References
Psalms 36:9For with Thee [is] a fountain of life, In Thy light we see light.
Jeremiah 10:10And Jehovah [is] a God of truth, He [is] a living God, and a king age-during, From His wrath shake doth the earth, And nations endure not His indignation.
John 4:10Jesus answered and said to her, 'If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'
John 7:37And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, 'If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink;
John 11:26and every one who is living and believing in me shall not die — to the age;
John 14:19yet a little, and the world doth no more behold me, and ye behold me, because I live, and ye 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 →