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John 5:26

In John 5 of John.

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

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ὥσπερhōsperasὥσπερconjunction — “as”G5618just as, as, even as.asγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατὴρpatērFatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.the Fatherἔχειecheihathἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hathζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἑαυτῷheautōhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.καὶkaisoκαίadverb — “so”G2532and, even, also, namely.soτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱῷhuiōto the Sonυἱός (huios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the Son”, the to- or for-formG5207a son, descendent.to the Sonἔδωκενedōkento giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ζωὴνzōēnlifeζωή (zōē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “life”, the object formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἑαυτῷheautōhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himself

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For as the Father hath life in himself, even so gave he to the Son also to have life in himself:

Young’s Literal Translation

for, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,

World English Bible

For as the Father has life in himself , even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself .

Darby Translation

For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself,

Douay-Rheims

For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given the Son also to have life in himself:

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