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John 5:21

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

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John 5:21 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Romans 8:11 (14 votes) and Deuteronomy 32:39 (13 votes). 49 other verses point back to it. It links with 20 other books, from Deuteronomy 32 to 1 John 5.

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Which verses does John 5:21 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Romans 8:1114 votes

    And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

  2. Deuteronomy 32:3913 votes

    See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

  3. John 11:2511 votes

    Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.

  4. Acts 26:89 votes

    Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

  5. Luke 7:14–158 votes

    Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

  6. John 17:27 votes

    For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

  7. Luke 8:54–556 votes

    But Jesus took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up!” Her spirit returned, and at once she got up. And He directed that she be given something to eat.

  8. John 11:43–446 votes

    After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

  9. 1 Kings 17:215 votes

    Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”

  10. 2 Kings 4:32–355 votes

    When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. …

  11. 2 Kings 5:75 votes
  12. Romans 4:17–194 votes

Which verses point to John 5:21?

The 10 strongest of 49.