John 5:26 - Compare All Versions
John 5:26 NIV (New International Version)
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
John 5:26 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
John 5:26 NLT (New Living Translation)
The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son.
John 5:26 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself.
John 5:26 KJV (King James Version)
For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself
John 5:26 NKJV (New King James Version)
For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself
John 5:25-27 MSG (The Message)
“It’s urgent that you get this right: The time has arrived—I mean right now!—when dead men and women will hear the voice of the Son of God and, hearing, will come alive. Just as the Father has life in himself, he has conferred on the Son life in himself. And he has given him the authority, simply because he is the Son of Man, to decide and carry out matters of Judgment.
John 5:26 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself
John 5:26 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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].
John 5:26 NET (New English Translation)
For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself