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so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; <a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, <a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; <a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; <a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; <a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; <a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For just as the Father has life in Himself [and is self-existent], even so He has given to the Son to have life in Himself [and be self-existent]. <a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself. <a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For just as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted to the Son to have life in Himself. <a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: <a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The Father has the power to give life, and he has given that same power to the Son. <a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself: <a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Father is the source of life, and he has enabled the Son to be the source of life too. <a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Just as the Father is himself the source of life, in the same way he has made his Son to be the source of life. <a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted the Son to have life in himself, <a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. <a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself, <a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself. <a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has also given to the Son to have life in Himself. <a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in Himself, <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He gave to the Son to have life in Himself. <a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself, <a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For as the Father has life in himself, so also gave he to the Son to have life in himself;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given the Son also to have life in himself: <a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For just as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted to the Son to have life in himself. <a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to his Son the possession of life in himself. <a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For as the Father has life in himself, even so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For just as The Father has The Life in himself, so he has given also to The Son to have The Life in himself.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For as the Father has life in himself, so has he given to the Son also to have life in himself; <a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>For as the Father hath life in Himself, so also He has given to His Son to have life also in Himself.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son also to have life in himself; <a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for as the father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the son, to have life in himself; <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He has also given to the Son to have life in Himself. <a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>For, as the Father hath life in Himself, so also He gave to the Son to have life in Himself;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given also to the Son to have life in Himself.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/5-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1547" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Father and the Son</a> …25Truly, 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<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/5618.htm" title="5618: hōsper (Adv) -- Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: Patēr (N-NMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">Father</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">has</a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōēn (N-AFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">life</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautō (RefPro-DM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">Himself,</a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">so</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">also</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: edōken (V-AIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">He has granted</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: Huiō (N-DMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">Son</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echein (V-PNA) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">to have</a> <a href="/greek/2222.htm" title="2222: zōēn (N-AFS) -- Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.">life</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautō (RefPro-DM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">Himself.</a> 27And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4</a> In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. <a href="/john/6-57.htm">John 6:57</a> Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. <a href="/1_john/5-11.htm">1 John 5:11-12</a> And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. / Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. <a href="/colossians/1-19.htm">Colossians 1:19</a> For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a> For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-45.htm">1 Corinthians 15:45</a> So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit. <a href="/romans/8-2.htm">Romans 8:2</a> For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. <a href="/hebrews/7-16.htm">Hebrews 7:16</a> one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life. <a href="/revelation/1-18.htm">Revelation 1:18</a> the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades. <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a> Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Deuteronomy 30:20</a> and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” <a href="/psalms/36-9.htm">Psalm 36:9</a> For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. <a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5</a> This is what God the LORD says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to the Son to have life in himself;hath life.<a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a> And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.<a href="/psalms/36-9.htm">Psalm 36:9</a> For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.<a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a> Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.so hath.<a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4</a> In him was life; and the life was the light of men.<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10</a> Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.<a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37,38</a> In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/3-27.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/john/5-24.htm">Life</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-65.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Life</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div>1. <a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a> 10. <a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a> 17. <a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a> 31. <a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a> 36. <a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a> 39. <a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For as the Father has life in Himself This phrase emphasizes the self-existence and eternal nature of God the Father. In biblical theology, God is often described as the source of all life, having no beginning or end (<a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Psalm 90:2</a>). The concept of God having life "in Himself" underscores His independence and self-sufficiency, distinguishing Him from all created beings who derive their life from Him. This self-existence is a foundational attribute of God, aligning with the Old Testament revelation of God as "I AM" (<a href="/exodus/3-14.htm">Exodus 3:14</a>), indicating His eternal presence and unchanging nature.so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself This part of the verse highlights the unique relationship between the Father and the Son, Jesus Christ. The granting of life to the Son signifies the divine authority and equality shared between them. It reflects the doctrine of the Trinity, where the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct persons yet one in essence. The Son's possession of life in Himself points to His divinity and role as the giver of eternal life (<a href="/john/1-4.htm">John 1:4</a>, <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). This authority to have life in Himself is also a testament to the Son's role in the resurrection and judgment, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/john/5.htm">John 5</a>. Theologically, this phrase affirms the Son's pre-existence and His active participation in creation (<a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16-17</a>), as well as His power to grant eternal life to believers (<a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_father.htm">The Father</a> Refers to God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, who is the source of all life and existence. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_son.htm">The Son</a> Refers to Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, who is granted life in Himself by the Father. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_granting_of_life.htm">The Granting of Life</a> This event or action signifies the divine authority and power given to Jesus by the Father, emphasizing His deity and role in salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_life_and_authority.htm">Divine Life and Authority</a> Jesus possesses life in Himself, a divine attribute that underscores His equality with the Father and His authority over life and death. <a href="/topical/s/source_of_eternal_life.htm">Source of Eternal Life</a> Believers are reminded that eternal life is found in Christ alone, encouraging reliance on Him for spiritual sustenance and salvation. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_trinity.htm">Understanding the Trinity</a> This verse provides insight into the relationship within the Trinity, where the Father and the Son share divine attributes, yet maintain distinct roles. <a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_salvation.htm">Assurance of Salvation</a> Knowing that Jesus has life in Himself assures believers of the certainty and security of their salvation in Him. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_worship.htm">Call to Worship</a> Recognizing Jesus' divine nature and authority should lead believers to worship Him with reverence and awe.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a> <a href="/q/what_is_eternal_generation.htm">What is the concept of Eternal Generation?</a> <a href="/q/has_anyone_ever_seen_god.htm">What does believing in the Son of God mean?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_trinity_concept_illogical.htm">Isn't the concept of the Trinity illogical?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_god's_age.htm">What is God's age?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) 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 one who has in himself an original source of life. This the Father has, and this the Son also has. To the Son in His pre-existent state it was natural, as being equal with the Father. To the Son who had emptied Himself of the exercise of the attributes which constituted the glory of that state (comp. again <a href="/philippians/2-6.htm" title="Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:">Philippians 2:6</a> et seq.), it was part of the Father's gift by which He exalted Him exceedingly, and gave Him the name which is above every name. It was, then, a gift in time to One who had possessed it before all time, and for the purposes of the mediatorial work had relinquished it. It was a gift, not to the Eternal Son, but to the Incarnate Word.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - This verse, introduced by γὰρ, shows that the statement about to follow will sustain some portion of the previous one. Which portion? As it seems to me, the coming clause justifies the alteration of the term "the Son" into "the Son of God;" and declares, more fully than any other passage in the New Testament, the lofty and unique character of the Sonship which he claimed. For even as the Father hath life in himself - the sublime assumption of the self-existence and eternal being of the Father, the absolute Possessor of life per se, the Source ultimate and efficient of all that is connoted by life, the eternal Fountain of life - in like manner also he gave to the Son to have Life in himself. "He generated," as Augustine has it, "such a Son who should have life in himself, not as a participator in life, but one who should be as he himself is - Life itself." It is the bona fide expression of community of nature, attribute, quality, and possession of Godhead. In virtue of this utterance, the evangelist, learning from the consciousness of Christ through long years of meditation, under the power of the Spirit, eventually formulated the doctrine of the prologue, "In him was life." "The Son," or the God-Man, is, so far as this Sonship is concerned, the veritable Son of God with such a fulness of life power and such a fountain of life flowing from him, that his voice is the voice of the Eternal Son. This is the primary meaning, though since the Lord returned to his use of the word "the Son," and since the word "gave" is also employed to denote the stupendous conception, there is also involved in it the declaration that the God-Man, seeing he is both Son of God and Son of man, is endowed with all the functions of both. In his incarnation he has not lost the infinite fulness of life giving power. "He quickeneth whom he will," having life in himself. His voice is the voice of the Son of God. The glory of the Word who became flesh was the glory of the Only Begotten. The part which this great passage took in the Arian controversy is well known (see Athanasius, 'Discourses against Arians,' 3:3, translated by J.H. Newman). Archdeacon Watkins emphasizes the position that the Lord here speaks of "life in himself," which was given to the Son (God-Man) in virtue of, and as the reward of his sacrificial work. He points to <a href="/philippians/2-6.htm">Philippians 2:6</a>, etc. But Jesus here speaks of a gift already made. <a href="/commentaries/john/5-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. as ὥσπερ (hōsper) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5618.htm">Strong's 5618: </a> Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Father Πατὴρ (Patēr) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. has ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. life ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Himself, ἑαυτῷ (heautō) Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. so οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm">Strong's 3779: </a> Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). also καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. He has granted ἔδωκεν (edōken) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son Υἱῷ (Huiō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. to have ἔχειν (echein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. life ζωὴν (zōēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2222.htm">Strong's 2222: </a> Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Himself. ἑαυτῷ (heautō) Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/5-26.htm">John 5:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/5-26.htm">NT Gospels: John 5:26 For as the Father has life (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/5-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 5:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 5:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/5-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 5:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 5:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>