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Berean Standard Bible

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

John 5:21

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Jesus has healed a man on the Sabbath, and some Jewish leaders want to kill Him because He called God His own Father. He answers with a long discourse about His relationship to the Father.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque como el Padre levanta los muertos, y les da vida, así también el Hijo á los que quiere da vida.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así como el Padre resucita a los muertos y les da vida, de la misma manera también el Hijo le da vida a quien él quiere.

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