John 5:26

John 5:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
• New International Version (NIV)For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,

Context of John 5:26

24“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life. 25I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming – and is now here – when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself, 27and he has granted the Son authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28“Do not be amazed at this, because a time is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice

John 5:26 word by word

Ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ ἔχει ζωὴν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, οὕτως καὶ τῷ υἱῷ ἔδωκεν ζωὴν ἔχειν ἐν ἑαυτῷ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• the Fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• ·καίkai · andG2532
• hath he givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• to the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207

Cross-references for John 5:26

• Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I am that I am.” And he said, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
• Psalms 36:9For you are the one who gives and sustains life.
• Psalms 90:2Even before the mountains came into existence, or you brought the world into being, you were the eternal God.
• Jeremiah 10:10The Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King. When he shows his anger the earth shakes. None of the nations can stand up to his fury.
• Acts 17:25nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.
• 1 Timothy 1:17Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
• 1 Timothy 6:16He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! Amen.
• John 1:4In him was life, and the life was the light of mankind.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, ‘Give me some water to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
• John 7:37On the last day of the feast, the greatest day, Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and
• John 8:51I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”
• John 11:26and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
• John 14:6Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• John 17:2just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
• 1 Corinthians 15:45So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living person”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
• Colossians 3:3for you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Commentaries on John 5:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Hath he given to the Son to have life, etc. - Here our Lord speaks of himself in his character of Messiah, or envoy of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26As the Father hath life - God is the source of all life. He is thence called the living God, in opposition to idols which have no life. Acts 14:15; “we preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities (idols) unto the living God,‘” Joshua 3:10; 1 Samuel 17:26; Jeremiah 10:10. See also Isaiah 40:18-31. In himself - This means that life in God, or existence, is not derived from any other being. Our life is derived from God. Genesis 2:7; God “breathed…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-29Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-30Jesus claimed that his work on the Sabbath was the same as God’s work on the Sabbath. Jesus claimed to be equal with God, doing the things God does. Yet he submitted to God’s will, doing only what the Father wanted.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2925-29. The hour cometh--in its whole fulness, at Pentecost. and now is--in its beginnings. the dead--the spiritually dead, as is clear from Joh 5:28. Here He rises from the calmer phrase "hearing his word" (Joh 5:24), to the grander expression, "hearing the voice of the Son of God," to signify that as it finds men in a dead condition, so it carries with it a resurrection-power. shall live--in the sense of Joh 5:24.Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:26

• Death
• Jesus Continued
• Life
• Power

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Commentaries on John 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings