John 5:21

For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them,.... Which may be understood either spiritually of raising dead sinners from the death of sin, to a life of grace and holiness; and the…

As the Father raiseth up the dead - God has power to raise the dead. By his power it had been done in at least two instances - by the prophet Elijah, in the case of the son of the widow of Sarepta 1Ki…

As the Father raised up the dead - This he did in the case of the widow's son at Sarepta, Kg1 17:22, by the ministry of the Prophet Elijah. And again, in the case of the Shunamite's son, Kg2 4:32-35,…

We have here Christ's discourse upon occasion of his being accused as a sabbath-breaker, and it seems to be his vindication of himself before the sanhedrim, when he was arraigned before them: whether…

The intimacy of the Son with the Father proved by the twofold power committed to the Son(a) of communicating spiritual life, (b) of causing the bodily resurrection of the dead.