John 5:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• John 5:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  As 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...

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• John 5:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Son's Dependence on the Father. Judgment and Lifegiving. To the charge of blasphemy He answers that a son can only do what he has learned to do by watching his father, who out of love shows him...

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• John 5:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  as . even as. Greek. hosper. hath He given . He gave (in eternity past).

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• John 5:26 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  26. For as the Father hath life in himself. He shows whence his voice derives such efficacy; namely, that he is the fountain of life, and by his voice pours it out on men; for life woul...

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• John 5:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; Hath he given to the Son to have life, etc. - Here our Lord speaks of himself in his character of Messiah,...

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• John 5:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  For as the Father hath life, &c.— "For as the Father is the Fountain of life, who has it necessarily and in the most perfect manner in himself, and communicates it to all the living; so in the...

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• John 5:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given, [ edooken ( G1325 ), or 'gave He']...

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• John 5:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Bethesda. Christ and the Sabbath 1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may be regarded as a parable illustrating the deadly...

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• John 5:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Hath he given to the Son. — Better, gave He to the Son also. Life in himself. — The Son has spoken of the dead hearing His voice and living, but this giving of life to others can only be by on...

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• John 5:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 13 JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE. “The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because He did these thin...

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• John 5:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Father Working through the Son John 5:19-29 The relationship of our Lord to the Father was such that He felt Himself competent to fulfill all the functions of the Divine Being. Is it God's...

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• John 5:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies, which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath gave rise to this first outbreak. Throughout this chapter w...

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• John 5:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbat...

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• John 5:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For as the Father hath life in himself ,.... Is the living God, the fountain of life, and is the author of life to all living creatures; or rather has eternal life in his mind, his heart, his counse...

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• John 5:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; Ver. 26. So hath he given to the Son ] What wonder, then, if faith, apprehending the infinite fountain...

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• John 5:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Verily, he that heareth my word, &c., hath everlasting life Such a person is already entitled to it, yea, it is already begun in his soul, and he shall shortly possess it in its full perfection...

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• John 5:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA (vs.1-15) Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter 2:13 the feast is called "the Jews' Passover" rather than the Passover of...

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• John 5:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ's Discourse with the Jews; All Judgment Committed to Christ; The Christian Charter.       17 But Jesus answered them, My Father...

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• John 5:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  How the eternal Father hath life in himself, is obvious to every capacity; for he is the First Mover, and therefore must have his life in and from himself, and not from any other; and he is the Fi...

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• John 5:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Jesus Confirms Their View Of His Equality With God And Points To The Resurrection ( John 5:19-29 ). Jesus now expands on His claim to be co-equal with the Father. He does not want them to be in an...

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• John 5:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 5:19 . The Son can do nothing of Himself. —This statement refers back to and justifies that of John 5:17 . He is still speaking of the eternal relation in wh...

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• John 5:26 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 5:24 . Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, If we truly believe the word of Christ, and trust in him who sent h...

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• John 5:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 5:2 . Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda, which signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate at too great a distance from the temple to be a place for...

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• John 5:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The hour is coming and now is when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God. The spiritual resurrection I. Its SUBJECTS. The spiritually dead, in trespasses and sins. To have life we “mu...

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• John 5:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Here commences the second division of the Gospel ( John 5:1 ) II. THE CONFLICT WITH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM , GALILEE , AND JERUSALEM , TO THE DEATH...

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• John 5:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The greater miracles:

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• John 5:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 15:45 ; 1 John 1:1-3 ; 1 Timothy 1:17 ; 1 Timothy 6:16 ; Acts 17:25 ; Colossians 3:3 ; Colossians 3:4 ; Exodus 3:14 ; Jeremiah 10:10 ; John 1:4 ; John 11:26 ; John 14:19 ;...

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• John 5:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  He hath given to the Son — By eternal generation, to have life in himself — Absolute, independent.

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