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

New Living Translation
The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son.

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

Berean Study Bible
For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

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

NASB 1995
"For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

NASB 1977
“For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;

Amplified Bible
For just as the Father has life in Himself [and is self-existent], even so He has given to the Son to have life in Himself [and be self-existent].

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.

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.

Contemporary English Version
The Father has the power to give life, and he has given that same power to the Son.

Good News Translation
Just as the Father is himself the source of life, in the same way he has made his Son to be the source of life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Father is the source of life, and he has enabled the Son to be the source of life too.

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

NET Bible
For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

New King James Version
For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,

King James 2000 Bible
For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to the Son to have life in himself;

New Heart English Bible
For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.

World English Bible
For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.

American King James Version
For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to 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:

A Faithful Version
For even as the Father has life in Himself, so also has He given to the Son 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,

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

Webster's Bible Translation
For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For as the Father hath life in himselfe, so likewise hath he giuen to the Sonne to haue life in himselfe,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For as the father hath lyfe in hym selfe: so lykewyse hath he geuen to the sonne, to haue lyfe in hym selfe:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For as the father hath life in him self, so likewyse hath he geuen vnto the sonne, to haue life in himself:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For as the father hath life in him silfe: so lyke wyse hath he geven to ye sonne to have lyfe in him silfe:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in Himself,

Berean Literal Bible
For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He gave to the Son 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,

Smith's Literal Translation
For as the Father has life in himself, so also gave he to the Son to have life in himself;

Literal Emphasis Translation
For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself,

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

Catholic Public Domain Version
For just as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted to the Son to have life in himself.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For just as The Father has The Life in himself, so he has given also to The Son to have The Life in himself.

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

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For as the Father has life in himself, so has he given to the Son also to have life in himself;

Godbey New Testament
For as the Father hath life in Himself, so also He has given to His Son to have life also in Himself.

Haweis New Testament
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son also to have life in himself;

Mace New Testament
for as the father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the son, to have life in himself;

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

Worrell New Testament
For, as the Father hath life in Himself, so also He gave to the Son to have life in Himself;

Worsley New Testament
For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given also to the Son to have life in Himself.
















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