Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to those he chooses.

New American Standard Bible

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

King James Version

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

Holman Bible

And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to anyone He wants to.

A Conservative Version

For as the Father raises up the dead and makes alive, so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

American Standard Version

For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

Amplified

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life [and allows them to live on], even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

An Understandable Version

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them [renewed] life [for their bodies ?], even so the Son also gives [renewed] life to [the spirits ?] of whoever He wants to.

Anderson New Testament

For as the Father raises the dead, and makes them alive, so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

Bible in Basic English

In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.

Common New Testament

For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom he will.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for as the father raiseth up the dead, and restores them to life: even so the son gives life to whom he will.

Darby Translation

For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens them, thus the Son also quickens whom he will:

Godbey New Testament

For as the Father raiseth up the dead and createth life in them, so the Son also createth life in whom He will.

Goodspeed New Testament

For just as the Father awakens the dead and makes them come to life, the Son makes anyone whom he chooses come to life.

John Wesley New Testament

For as the Father raiseth and quickeneth the dead, so the Son also quickeneth whom he will.

Julia Smith Translation

For as the Father arouses the dead, and makes alive; so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

King James 2000

For as the Father raises up the dead, and gives them life; even so the Son gives life to whom he will.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For just as the Father raises the dead and makes [them] alive, thus also the Son makes alive whomever he wishes.

Modern King James verseion

For as the Father raises the dead and makes alive, even so the Son of Man makes alive whomever He wills.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For likewise, as the father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the son quickeneth whom he will.

Moffatt New Testament

for as the Father raises the dead and makes them live, so the Son makes anyone live whom he chooses.

Montgomery New Testament

"For just as the Father raises the dead and makes them alive, even so the Son makes whom he will alive.

NET Bible

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

New Heart English Bible

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

Noyes New Testament

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and giveth them life, so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

Sawyer New Testament

For as the Father raises the dead, and makes them alive, so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

The Emphasized Bible

For, just as the Father waketh up the dead, and quickeneth them, in like manner, the Son also, whom he pleaseth, doth quicken.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For as the Father raiseth the dead, and quickeneth them; so also doth the Son quicken whom he pleases.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them Life, so also the Son gives Life to whom he pleases.

Webster

For as the Father raiseth the dead, and reviveth them; even so the Son reviveth whom he will.

Weymouth New Testament

For just as the Father awakens the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom He wills.

Williams New Testament

For just as the Father raises the dead and makes them live on, so the Son too makes alive any whom He chooses to.

World English Bible

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

Worrell New Testament

For, as the Father raiseth the dead, and maketh them alive; so also the Son maketh alive whom He willeth.

Worsley New Testament

For as the Father raiseth up the dead and giveth life: even so the Son maketh alive whom He pleaseth.

Youngs Literal Translation

'For, as the Father doth raise the dead, and doth make alive, so also the Son doth make alive whom he willeth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

as
ὥσπερ 
Hosper 
as, even as, like as
Usage: 24

the Father
πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

raiseth up
ἐγείρω 
Egeiro 
Usage: 101

the dead
νεκρός 
Nekros 
Usage: 105

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ζωοποιέω 
Zoopoieo 
ζωοποιέω 
Zoopoieo 
Usage: 9
Usage: 9


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

so
οὕτω 
Houto 
Usage: 146

the Son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

References

Images John 5:21

Prayers for John 5:21

Context Readings

Honoring The Father And The Son

20 The Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing, and he will show him even greater actions than these, so that you may be amazed. 21 Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to those he chooses. 22 The Father judges no one, but has given all authority to judge to the Son,



Cross References

John 11:25

Jesus told her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The person who believes in me, even though he dies, will live.

Romans 8:11

And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then the one who raised the Messiah from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive by his Spirit who lives in you.

Deuteronomy 32:39

"Look now! I AM, and there is no other god besides me. I myself cause death and I sustain life; I wound severely and I also heal; from my power no one can deliver.

1 Kings 17:21

Then he stretched himself three times and cried out to the LORD, "LORD my God, please cause the soul of this little boy to return to him."

2 Kings 4:32-35

When Elisha entered the house, there was the youngster, dead and laid out on Elisha's bed!

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he ripped his clothes and cried out, "Am I God? Can I kill and give life? Is this man sending me a request to heal a man's leprosy? Let's think about this he's looking for a reason to start a fight with me!"

Luke 7:14-15

Then he went up and touched the bier, and the men who were carrying it stopped. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!"

Luke 8:54-55

But he took her hand and called out, "Young lady, get up!"

John 11:43-44

After saying this, he shouted with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!"

John 17:2

For you have given him authority over all humanity so that he might give eternal life to all those you gave him.

Acts 26:8

Why is it thought incredible by all of you that God should raise the dead?

Romans 4:17-19

As it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations." Abraham acted in faith when he stood in the presence of God, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence things that don't yet exist.

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