John 5:21
19 So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
20 The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
22 Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
- KJV
- For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
- WEB
- For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.
- ASV
- For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.
- DARBY
- For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens [them], thus the Son also quickens whom he will:
- BLB
- For just as the Father raises the dead and makes alive, thus also the Son makes alive whom He wills.
- ÅB
- For slik som Faren vekker opp de døde og gjør levende, slik gjør også Sønnen levende hvem han vil.
- OTB
- For slik som Faderen reiser opp de døde og gir dem liv, slik gir også Sønnen liv til hvem han vil.
- B1930
- For likesom Faderen opvekker de døde og gjør levende, således gjør også Sønnen levende hvem han vil.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 8:11
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:39
See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
Read in contextJohn 11:25
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
Read in contextActs 26:8
Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
Read in contextLuke 7:14–15
Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
Read in contextJohn 17:2
For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
Read in contextJohn 11:43–44
After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”
Read in contextLuke 8:54–55
But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!”
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