John 5:26 meaning and explanation

For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

John 5:26, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus speaks these words in Jerusalem during a Sabbath controversy, answering the charge that he has made himself equal with God. He describes a relationship of shared life: the Father possesses life in himself, not derived from anything, and he has granted the Son to have that same self-existent life.

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