John 1:16
Because out of his fullness we all received, and grace for grace.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Matthew 3:11I indeed immerse you in water unto repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;
Matthew 13:12For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.
John 3:34For he whom God sent forth speaks the words of God; for he gives not[3:34] the Spirit by measure.
Acts 3:12And Peter, seeing it, answered to the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk?
Romans 5:17For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; much more they who receive the abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.)
Romans 8:9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if any man has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of 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 →