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John 5:26

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For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
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  1. John 1:4Rank 1 from verse 26
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    4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

  2. John 11:26Rank 2 from verse 26
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    26And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?

  3. Exodus 3:14Rank 3 from verse 26
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    14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

  4. John 14:6Rank 4 from verse 26
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    6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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    2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

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John 5:26

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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25Verily, 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.

26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

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27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

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