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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comAdam Clarke Commentary - John 5:21 - 5:21
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As the Father raised up the dead - This he did in the case of the widow’s son at Sarepta, 1Ki 17:22, by the ministry of the Prophet Elijah. And again, in the case of the Shunamite’s son, 2Ki 4:32-35, by the ministry of the Prophet Elisha.
The Son quickeneth whom he will - He raiseth from death to life whomsoever he pleases. So he did, for he raised the ruler’s daughter, Mar 5:35-42; the widow’s son at Nain, Luk 7:11-15; and Lazarus, at Bethany, John 11:14-44.
Whom he will. Here our Lord points out his sovereign power and independence; he gives life according to his own will - not being obliged to supplicate for the power by which it was done, as the prophets did; his own will being absolute and sufficient in every case.