John 1:17
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
In Context
16We have all been recipients of his generous nature, one gracious gift after another.
Cross References
Genesis 3:15I will make sure you and your children, and the woman and her children, are enemies. One of her children will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Exodus 20:1God spoke all the following words:
Deuteronomy 5:1Then Moses called all the Israelites together and told them: Listen, people of Israel to the rules and regulations that I'm giving you today. Learn them and make sure you follow them carefully.
Psalms 85:10Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.
Psalms 98:3He has not forgotten to show his trustworthy love and faithfulness to the descendants of Israel. Our God has made his salvation clear to the ends of the earth.
Luke 1:54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering him in mercy,
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 →