John 5:26

"Most certainly I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God’s voice; and those who hear will live."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes that the gospel's message brings spiritual life. Just as physical death can be symbolically "heard" through the preaching of the Son of God, so too can hearts and souls be spiritually awakened and brought to eternal life.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 26. As the Father hath life. God is the source of all life. He is thence called the living God, in opposition to idols which have no life. Ac 14:15: "We preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities (idols) unto the living God," Jos 3:10; 1 Sa 17:26; Jer 10:10. See also Isa 40:18-31. In himself. This means that life in God, or existence, is not derived from any other being. Our life is derived from God. Ge 2:7: God "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul"--that is, a living being. All other creatures derive their life from him.

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