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John 5:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 26 For just as the Father has life in himself,*+ so he has granted also to the Son to have life in himself.+

John 5:26

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 26 ὥσπερ As-even γὰρ for ὁ the πατὴρ Father ἔχει is having ζωὴν life ἐν in ἑαυτῷ, himself, οὕτως thus καὶ also τῷ to the υἱῷ Son ἔδωκεν he gave ζωὴν life ἔχειν to be having ἐν in ἑαυτῷ· himself;

John 5:26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 26 For just as the Father has life in himself,*+ so he has granted also to the Son to have life in himself.+

John 5:26

The Bible in Living English
- 26 for as the Father has life in himself so he has given it to the Son to have life in himself;

John 5:26

American Standard Version
- 26 For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:

John 5:26

The Emphasized Bible
- 26 For just as the Father hath life in himself In like manner unto the Son also hath he given life to have in himself;

John 5:26

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

John Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:26
  
  has life in himself: Or “has in himself the gift of life.” Jesus has “life in himself” because his Father granted him powers that originally only Jehovah had. These powers no doubt include the authority to give humans the opportunity to have a fine standing before God and thus gain life. They would also include the ability to impart life by resurrecting the dead. About a year after Jesus made the statement recorded here, he indicated that his followers could have life in themselves.—For the meaning of the expression “life in yourselves” as it applies to Jesus’ followers, see study note on Joh 6:53.