John 1:17
for the Law was given through Moses, love and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
In Context
16out of his fullness we have all received gift after gift of love;
18No one has ever yet seen God; God the only Son, who is ever with the Father – he has revealed him.
Cross References
Genesis 3:15I will establish hostility between you and the woman, between your offspring and hers, who will wound your head, and you will wound their heel.’
Psalms 85:10Kindness and loyalty meet; peace and righteousness kiss.
Psalms 98:3Mindful he was of his kindness to Jacob, faithful he was to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
Luke 1:54‘He has stretched out his hand to his servant Israel, ever mindful of his 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 →