John 5:26 (WEB)
For as the Father has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.
Catechism · 2
Jesus Died Crucified
“Above all, his human nature has been assumed by the divine person of the "Author of life", the "Living One".” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Acts 3:15; Rev 1:17; Jn 1:4; 5:26.
"From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"
“Yet the Son did not come to judge, but to save and to give the life he has in himself.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 3:17; 5:26.
Fathers and councils · 39
Gregory of Nyssa
“Accordingly every one that yearns for eternal life when he has found the Son,—I mean the true Son, and not the Son falsely so called—has found in Him in its entirety what he longed for, because He is life and hath life in Himself.” — editor's note: Cf. S. John v. 26
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Tertullian
“For as the Father hath eternal life in Himself, so also hath He given to the Son to have eternal life in Himself; and He hath given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of man”—that is, according to the flesh, even as He is also the Son of God through His Spirit.” — editor's note: John v. 19–27.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
- Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.4Discourse III
“Chapter XXVII.—Texts Explained; Tenthly, Matthew xi. 27; John iii. 35, &c. These texts intended to preclude the Sabellian notion of the Son; they fall in with the Catholic doctrine concerning the Son; they are explained by ‘so’ in John v. 26.” — the author cites it
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“For as the Father hath life in Himself, so also hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself; and, that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father; and, as the Father quickeneth whom He will, even so the Son quickeneth whom He will.” — editor's note: John v. 26.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“So it is clear to them that take heed that at the raising of the body the Son is said by Paul to have been raised from the dead, for he refers what concerns the body to the Son’s person, and just so when he says ‘the Father gave life to the Son’ it must be understood that the life was given to the Flesh.” — editor's note: John v. 26
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Ambrose of Milan
“…that same Godhead which the Father hath, as it is written: “For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son also to have life in Himself;” that is to say, He hath given it to Him, as to His Son, through begetting Him—not by grace, as to one indigent.” — editor's note: S. John v. 26.
Read the whole comment“O fools, talking as though they knew not the difference between the word uttered and the Divine Word, abiding eternally, born of the Father—born, I say, not uttered only—in Whom is no combination of syllables, but the fulness of the eternal Godhead and life without end!” — editor's note: Col. i. 19; ii. 9; iii. 4; S. John i. 4; v. 26; xi. 25; xiv. 6; Rev. i. 18.
Read the whole comment““For as the Father hath Life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son also to have Life in Himself.”” — editor's note: S. John v. 26.
Read the whole comment““For as the Father hath life in Himself, so also hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.”” — editor's note: S. John v. 26.
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John Chrysostom
“…Him a compound Being, since farther on he says of the Father also, “As the Father hath Life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son also to have Life” ( John v. 26 ); now as you would not on account of this expression say that the Father is compounded, so neither can you say so of the Son.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““As,” saith Christ, “the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.” ( Ver.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“So that when thou hearest that, “As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son also to have life” ( c. v. 26 ), deem of nothing else but His generation, and so of the rest.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on John
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on John
“(John 5:26) As then you would not call the Father compounded, so neither should you the Son.” — the author cites it
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Some one might ask thee, The Father quickeneth him who believes on Him; but what of thee? dost thou not quicken? Observe thou that the Son also quickens whom He will: Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is…
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After, The hour cometh, He adds, and now is; to let us know that it will not be long before it comes. For as in the future resurrection we shall be roused by hearing His voice speaking to us, so is it now.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on John
Here He speaks with a reference to those whom He was about to raise from the dead: viz. the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue, the son of the widow, and Lazarus.
Read the whole comment - Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
Or, He means to guard against our thinking, that the being passed from death to life, refers to the future resurrection; its meaning being, that he who believes is passed: and therefore He says, Verily, verily, I say…
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When the dead, i. e. unbelievers, shall hear the voice of the Son of God, i. e. the Gospel: and they that hear, i. e. who obey, shall live, i. e. be justified, and no longer remain in unbelief.
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But some one will ask, Hath the Son life, whence those who believe will live? Hear His own words: As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself. Life is original and absolute…
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The heretics, driven hard by Scripture proofs, are obliged to attribute to the Son at any rate a likeness, in respect of virtue, to the Father. But they do not admit a likeness of nature, not being able to see that a…
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The Father must he understand not to have given life to the Son, who was existing without life, but so to have begotten Him, independently of time, that the life which He gave Him in begetting, was coeternal with His…
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Living born from living, hath the perfection of nativity, without the newness of nature. For there is nothing new implied in generation from living to living, the life not coming at its birth from nothing. And the…
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Given to the Son, then, has the meaning of, begat the Son; for He gave Him the life, by begetting. As He gave Him being, so He gave Him to have life in Himself; so that the Son did not stand in need of life to come…
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The likeness is perfect in all but one respect, viz. that, in point of essence, one is the Father, the other the Son.
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For the person of the receiver, is distinct from that of the giver: it being inconceivable that one and the same person, should give to and receive from Himself. He who lives of Himself is one person: He who…
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Hilary of Poitiers
“II. “And if any one hearing the Son say, As the Father hath life in Himself, so also hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself, shall say that He who has received life from the Father, and who also declares, I live by the Father, is the same as He who gave life: let him be anathema.”” — editor's note: John v. 26.
Read the whole comment“Nor did He come into existence in obedience to a command as did created things, for He is the Only-begotten of the One God; and He has life in Himself, even as He that begot Him has life, for He says, As the Father hath life in Himself, even so gave He to the Son to have life in Himself.” — editor's note: Ib. v. 26.
Read the whole comment“And, moreover, when He said, For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son also to have life in Himself, He bore witness that life, to the fullest extent, is His gift from the living God.” — editor's note: Ib. v. 26.
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Augustine of Hippo
“According to the form of God, “As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself;” according to the form of a servant, His “soul is sorrowful even unto death;” and, “O my Father,” He says, “if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.”” — editor's note: John v. 26. [In communicating the Divine Essence to the Son, in eternal generation, the essence is communicated with all its attributes. Self existence is one…
Read the whole comment“And this is said more plainly, if any one is fit to receive it, in that place where He says: “For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.”” — editor's note: John v. 26
Read the whole comment“Whether this is said after that mode of speech which we have mentioned above, where it is said, “So hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself,” that it should signify that so He begat the Son; or, whether after that of which the apostle speaks, saying, “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and…” — editor's note: John v. 22, 26
Read the whole comment“…life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself;” and that other: “The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He seeth the Father do.”” — editor's note: John v. 22, 27, 26, 19
Read the whole comment“And let him who can understand, in that which the Son says, “As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself,” not that the Father gave life to the Son already existing without life, but that He so begat Him apart from time, that the life which the Father gave to the…” — editor's note: John v. 26
Read the whole comment“For as the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.”” — editor's note: John v. 24–26.
Read the whole comment“For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.”” — editor's note: John v. 25, 26.
Read the whole comment“But when the Son is said to receive of the Father what He possesses essentially in Himself, as it is said, “As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself,” while the Son is Himself the life, there is no lessening of His authority, but the setting forth of His generation.” — editor's note: John v. 26.
Read the whole comment“Listen to Himself when He says, “As the Father hath life in Himself, so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.”” — editor's note: Chap. v. 26.
Read the whole comment““For as the Father hath life in Himself,” and certainly that life which He has is in no wise different from what He is Himself as its possessor, “so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself,” inasmuch as He is the very life which He hath in Himself.” — editor's note: Chap. v. 26.
Read the whole comment““As the Father hath life in Himself,” and He Himself is not something different from the life that is in Him; “so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself,” that is, hath begotten the Son, that He also should Himself be the life.” — editor's note: Chap. v. 26.
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Cited together in Catechism §612.
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Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 5:25–26 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §612.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 70.
Cited together in The City of God XX.6.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.16.
Cited together in The City of God XX.6.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith III.16.
Cited together in Catechism §612.
Cited together in Catechism §612.
Cited together in Catechism §612.
Cited together in Catechism §612 and 2 other places.