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John 5:26-29

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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, 29. And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

John 5:26-29 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 5:26

Theological / Devotional

As ... so. See on v. 21.

Given to the Son. See on ch. 6:37.

Life in himself, “hr Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived” (DA 530). Yet as the incarnate Son who had “emptied himself’ (Phil. 2:7, RSV) of the exercise of His divine prerogatives, Christ, speaking of His existence on earth as a man among men, could refer to His possession of life as a gift from God. “The divinity of Christ is the believer’s assurance of eternal life” (DA 530). See Additional Note on Chapter 1.

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