John 1:16
And from his fullness have we all received, even grace for grace;
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
In Context
17for the law was given through Moses, but the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Matthew 3:11I immerse you in water, in order to repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:
Matthew 13:12For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even that which he has shall be taken from him.
John 3:34For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
Acts 3:12But when Peter saw it, he answered the people: Men of Israel, why are you astonished at this? or, why do you look so earnestly on us, as if by our own power or godliness we had caused this man to walk?
Romans 5:17For if, by one man’s offense, death has reigned through that one, much more shall those who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, reign in life through the one, who is Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:9But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now, if any one has not the Spirit of Christ, he is not his.
Matthew Henry on John 1:16-19
John's Testimony to Christ. 15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. In these verses, I. The evangelist begins again to give us John Baptist's testimony… Read the whole commentary →