John 5:26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

◄ John 5:26 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

English Standard Version
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.

New American Standard Bible
"For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

King James Bible
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For just as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted to the Son to have life in Himself.

International Standard Version
Just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted the Son to have life in himself,

American Standard Version
For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:

Douay-Rheims Bible
For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given the Son also to have life in himself:

Darby Bible Translation
For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself,

Young's Literal Translation
for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,

Cross References

John 1:4
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

John 6:57
As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me, even he shall live by me.

John 10:18
No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 11:25
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Hebrews 1:2
Has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

5:24-29 Our Lord declared his authority and character, as the Messiah. The time was come when the dead should hear his voice, as the Son of God, and live. Our Lord first refers to his raising those who were dead in sin, to newness of life, by the power of the Spirit, and then to his raising the dead in their graves. The office of Judge of all men, can only be exercised by one who has all knowledge, and almighty power. May we believe His testimony; thus our faith and hope will be in God, and we shall not come into condemnation. And may His voice reach the hearts of those dead in sin; that they may do works meet for repentance, and prepare for the solemn day.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

26. given to the Son, &c.—Does this refer to the essential life of the Son before all time (Joh 1:4) (as most of the Fathers, and Olshausen, Stier, Alford, &c., among the moderns), or to the purpose of God that this essential life should reside in the Person of the Incarnate Son, and be manifested thus to the world? [Calvin, Lucke, Luthardt, &c.] The question is as difficult as the subject is high. But as all that Christ says of His essential relation to the Father is intended to explain and exalt His mediatorial functions, so the one seems in our Lord's own mind and language mainly the starting-point of the other.