Reference

John 5:26

For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

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Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

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For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

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And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

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Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Inherent Immortality
Semantic Discovery
50% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

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Inherent Immortality

The verse speaks of the Father giving the Son "life in himself," which refers to the source of life, not necessarily the inherent immortality of all human souls or spirits. It describes a unique attribute of the Father and Son, not a general principle for humanity.

Conditional Immortality (Hell context)

This verse speaks about the Son having life in himself, mirroring the Father, and does not mention the saved or unsaved, nor does it discuss the nature or duration of life for anyone other than the Father and the Son.