# John 5.26

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live.</span>
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">and he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice,</span> (John 5:24-28, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Most certainly, I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God’s voice; and those who hear will live.</span>
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">He also gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,</span> (John 5:24-28, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.</span>
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,</span> (John 5:24-28, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 24. <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.</span> 25. <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, There cometh an hour, and it now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard shall live;</span>
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> **26. <span class="rl-speech">for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,</span>**
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> 27. <span class="rl-speech">and authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">'Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice,</span> (John 5:24-28, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** John the Apostle (traditionally) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** later Christian audience (high-Christological emphasis; against early gnosticism)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Ephesus (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 26-33 AD (3-Passover chronology); composed c. AD 85-95

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2222 - zoe](/codex/g2222-zoe/), *zoe* (Strong's G2222). Also appears in: [Matthew 7.13-14](/codex/matthew-7-13-14/), [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/), [Matthew 25.46](/codex/matthew-25-46/).
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), *pater* (Strong's G3962). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 6.25-26](/codex/matthew-6-25-26/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/).
- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), *huios* (Strong's G5207). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1.21](/codex/matthew-1-21/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Origin of Life](/codex/argument-from-origin-of-life/)
- [Biogenesis Argument](/codex/biogenesis-argument/)

**Concepts:**

- [Aseity](/codex/aseity/)
- [Doctrine](/codex/doctrine/)
- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 5](/codex/john-5/)
- [Necessary vs Contingent Being](/codex/necessary-vs-contingent-being/)
- [Trinity Common Objections](/codex/trinity-common-objections/)
- [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/)
- [G2222 - zoe](/codex/g2222-zoe/)
- [G2920 - krisis](/codex/g2920-krisis/), via [John 5.22-27](/codex/john-5-22-27/), [John 5.22-30](/codex/john-5-22-30/)
- [G3439 - monogenes](/codex/g3439-monogenes/)
- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), via [John 5.23-26](/codex/john-5-23-26/)

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