Deuteronomy 32:39

The Vindication of the Lord

32:39 “See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the Lord, ¹ 

“and there is no other god besides me.

I kill and give life,

I smash and I heal,

and none can resist ²  my power.

Deuteronomy 32:1

Invocation of Witnesses

32:1 Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;

hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.

Deuteronomy 2:6

2:6 You may purchase ³  food to eat and water to drink from them.

John 5:21

5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, ⁴  so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes. ⁵ 

John 5:26

5:26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself,

John 14:25-26

14:25 “I have spoken these things while staying ⁶  with you. 14:26 But the Advocate, ⁷  the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you ⁸  everything, ⁹  and will cause you to remember everything ¹⁰  I said to you.

John 14:6

14:6 Jesus replied, ¹¹  “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. ¹²  No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 17:25

17:25 nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, ¹³  because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone. ¹⁴ 

Revelation 21:6

21:6 He also said to me, “It is done! ¹⁵  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water ¹⁶  free of charge ¹⁷  from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 22:1

22:1 Then ¹⁸  the angel ¹⁹  showed me the river of the water of life – water as clear as crystal – pouring out ²⁰  from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

¹ tn Verses 39-42 appear to be a quotation of the Lord and so the introductory phrase “says the Lord” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “deliver from” (so NRSV, NLT).

³ tn Heb includes “with silver.”

⁴ tn Grk “and makes them live.”

⁵ tn Grk “the Son makes whomever he wants to live.”

⁶ tn Or “while remaining” or “while residing.”

⁷ tn Or “Helper” or “Counselor”; Grk “Paraclete,” from the Greek word παράκλητος (paraklhto"). See the note on the word “Advocate” in v. 16 for a discussion of how this word is translated.

⁸ tn Grk “that one will teach you.” The words “that one” have been omitted from the translation since they are redundant in English.

⁹ tn Grk “all things.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “all things.”

¹¹ tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”

¹² tn Or “I am the way, even the truth and the life.”

¹³ tn L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “he himself gives to all [people] life and breath and all things.”

¹⁵ tn Or “It has happened.”

¹⁶ tn The word “water” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁷ tn Or “as a free gift” (see L&N 57.85).

¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

¹⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁰ tn Grk “proceeding.” Water is more naturally thought to pour out or flow out in English idiom.