John 5:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;”

John 5:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 5:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 5:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.”

John 5:26 — World English Bible

John 5:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: ”

John 5:26 — American Standard Version

John 5:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,”

John 5:26 — Young's Literal Translation

John 5:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself, ”

John 5:26 — Darby Translation

John 5:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For as the Father hath life in himselfe, so likewise hath he giuen to the Sonne to haue life in himselfe,”

John 5:26 — Geneva Bible

John 5:26 in Context — John 5

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

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What Does John 5:26 Mean?

John 5:26 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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