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John 5:26
John 5:26 is verse 26 of John chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
King James Version
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son 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.
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John 5:24–28 · Berean Standard Bible
24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
25 Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Exodus 3:14God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Psalms 36:9For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
Psalms 90:2Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
1 Timothy 1:17Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
John 1:4In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.
John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
John 7:38Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
John 8:51Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
John 11:26And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 14:19In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
John 17:3Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
1 Corinthians 15:45So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:4When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
1 John 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
1 John 1:2And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.
1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
Revelation 7:17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Revelation 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.