John 5:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it.

New Living Translation
For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants.

English Standard Version
For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he will.

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

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

NASB 1995
"For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

NASB 1977
“For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wants.

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

Contemporary English Version
Just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants to.

Good News Translation
Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, in the same way the Son gives life to those he wants to.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In the same way that the Father brings back the dead and gives them life, the Son gives life to anyone he chooses.

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

NET Bible
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

New King James Version
For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.

King James 2000 Bible
For as the Father raises up the dead, and gives them life; even so the Son gives life to whom he will.

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.

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.

American King James Version
For as the Father raises up the dead, and vivifies them; even so the Son vivifies 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.

A Faithful Version
For even as the Father raises the dead and gives life, in the same way also, the Son gives life to whom He will.

Darby Bible Translation
For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens [them], thus the Son also quickens whom he will:

English Revised Version
For as the Father raiseth the dead and quickeneth them, even so the Son also quickeneth whom he will.

Webster's Bible Translation
For as the Father raiseth the dead, and reviveth them; even so the Son reviveth whom he will.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For likewise as the Father rayseth vp the dead, and quickeneth them, so the Sonne quickeneth whom he will.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For lykewyse as the father rayseth vp the dead, and quickeneth them: euen so, the sonne quickeneth whom he wyll.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For as the father rayseth vp the deed, and maketh them lyue, eue so the sonne also maketh lyuynge whom he wyll.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For lykwyse as the father rayseth vp ye deed and quickeneth them even so the sonne quyckeneth whom he will.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For as the Father raises the dead, and makes alive, so also the Son makes alive whom He wills;

Berean Literal Bible
For even as the Father raises up the dead and gives life, thus also the Son gives life to whom He will.

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

Smith's Literal Translation
For as the Father arouses the dead, and makes alive; so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For just as the Father raises up the dead and gives life, thus the Son also gives life to whom He will;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and giveth life: so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son give life to whomever he wills.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For just as The Father raises the dead and gives them life, thus also The Son gives life to them whom he will.

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

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For as the Father raises the dead, and makes them alive, so also the Son makes alive 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.

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

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.

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.

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.
















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