John 1:16
For out of his fullness have we all received, and grace upon grace.
Noyes Bible
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 baptize you in water, for repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire.
Matthew 13:12For whoever hath, to him will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever hath not, from him will be taken away even what he hath.
John 3:34For he whom God sent speaketh the words of God; for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
Acts 3:12But Peter seeing it, answered the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or why look ye earnestly on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man to walk?
Romans 5:17For if by one trespass death reigned through the one man, much more will they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.)—
Romans 8:9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any one hath to 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 →