26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And 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.
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. …
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-30)We have here Christ’s discourse upon occasion of his being accused as a sabbath-breaker, and it seems to be his vindication of himself before the sanhedrim, when he was arraigned before them: whether on the same day, or two or three days after, does not appear; probably the same day. Observe, I. The doctrine laid down, by which he justified what he did on the sabbath day (John 5:17): He answered t…
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