John 5:21
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
ὥσπερ
Even as
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ὥσπερ
Just as, exactly like. Hōsper. Scripture uses this word to draw precise comparisons that reveal deep truth. What is true of one side is meant to illuminate the other. Pay attention to both halves.
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ἐγείρω
Raise
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ἐγείρω
To raise up, to awaken, to arouse. Egeiro. He is not here He has risen. The resurrection is the pivot of history. Everything before it points to it. Everything after flows from it.
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υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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νεκρός
dead
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νεκρός
Dead, lifeless, without power. Nekros. God who gives life to the dead. If God can raise the dead there is nothing in your situation that is beyond His power to restore.
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ζωοποιέω
gives life,
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ζωοποιέω
Make alive, give life, quicken. Zōopoiéō. The Spirit gives life; it is God alone who vivifies the dead. What He makes alive cannot remain in death.
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ὅς
to whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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θέλω
He wishes
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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